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+.\" $Id: elf_end.3,v 1.1 2019/02/01 05:27:37 jsg Exp $
+.\"
+.Dd June 29, 2006
+.Dt ELF_END 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm elf_end
+.Nd release an ELF descriptor
+.Sh LIBRARY
+.Lb libelf
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In libelf.h
+.Ft int
+.Fn elf_end "Elf *elf"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+Function
+.Fn elf_end
+is used to release the resources associated with an ELF descriptor
+pointed to by argument
+.Ar elf .
+This descriptor must have been allocated by a previous call to
+.Xr elf_begin 3
+or
+.Xr elf_memory 3 .
+For programming convenience, a NULL value is permitted for argument
+.Ar elf .
+.Pp
+A call to
+.Fn elf_end
+decrements the activation count for descriptor
+.Ar elf
+by one.
+The resources associated with the descriptor are only released
+with its activation count goes to zero.
+.Pp
+Once function
+.Fn elf_end
+returns zero, the ELF descriptor
+.Ar elf
+will no longer be valid and should not be used further.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+Function
+.Fn elf_end
+returns the current value of the ELF descriptor
+.Ar elf Ap s
+activation count, or zero if argument
+.Ar elf
+was NULL.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr elf 3 ,
+.Xr elf_begin 3 ,
+.Xr elf_memory 3 ,
+.Xr gelf 3