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Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 23:47:15 -0400
From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
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Subject: Re: Best reference for understanding ELF format
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On 15 Apr 2021 22:38, Peng Yu via Libc-help wrote:
> I am wondering what is the best reference for understanding ELF
> format. By best, I mean update-to-date, easy-to-following, and
> complete.
> 
> Could anybody recommend references based on this criterion? Thanks.

read "Linkers & Loaders" by John R. Levine
-mike