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1.1     ! root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
        !             2: .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
        !             3: .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
        !             4: .\"
        !             5: .\"    @(#)nlist.3     6.1 (Berkeley) 5/15/85
        !             6: .\"
        !             7: .TH NLIST 3  "May 15, 1985"
        !             8: .UC 4
        !             9: .SH NAME
        !            10: nlist \- get entries from name list
        !            11: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !            12: .nf
        !            13: .B #include <nlist.h>
        !            14: .PP
        !            15: .B nlist(filename, nl)
        !            16: .B char *filename;
        !            17: .B struct nlist nl[];
        !            18: .fi
        !            19: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            20: .I Nlist
        !            21: examines the name list in the given executable output file
        !            22: and selectively extracts a list of values.
        !            23: The name list consists of an array of structures containing names,
        !            24: types and values.
        !            25: The list is terminated with a null name.
        !            26: Each name is looked up in the name list of the file.
        !            27: If the name is found, the type and value of the
        !            28: name are inserted in the next two fields.
        !            29: If the name is not found, both entries are set to 0.
        !            30: See
        !            31: .IR a.out (5)
        !            32: for the structure declaration.
        !            33: .PP
        !            34: This subroutine is useful for examining the system name list kept in the file
        !            35: .BR /vmunix .
        !            36: In this way programs can obtain system addresses that are up to date.
        !            37: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            38: a.out(5)
        !            39: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
        !            40: If the file cannot be found or if it is not a valid namelist \-1 is returned;
        !            41: otherwise, the number of unfound namelist entries is returned.
        !            42: .PP
        !            43: The type entry is set to 0 if the symbol is not found.

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