6/12/72 NLIST (III)





6/12/72                                               NLIST (III)





NAME            nlist -- get entries from name list



SYNOPSIS        jsr r5,nlist; file; list

                ...

          file: <file name\0>

          list:

                <name1xxx>; type1; value1

                <name2xxx>; type2; value2

                ...

                0



DESCRIPTION     nlist will examine the name list in an assembler

                output file and selectively extract a list of

                values.  The file name is a standard UNIX path

                name.  The name list consists of a list of 8-

                character names (null padded) each followed by

                two words.  The list is terminated with a zero.

                Each name is looked up in the name list of the

                file.  If the name is found, the type and value

                of the name are placed in the two words following

                the name.  If the name is not found, the type en-

                try is set to -1.



                This subroutine is useful for examining the sys-

                tem name list kept in the file /sys/sys/unix.  In

                this way programs can obtain system 'magic' num-

                bers that are up to date.



FILES           kept in /usr/lib/liba.a



SEE ALSO        a.out(V)



DIAGNOSTICS     All type entries are set to -1 if the file cannot

                be found or if it is not a valid namelist.



BUGS            --



OWNER           ken
squoze.net
