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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2015-07-16 17:16:32 +0200
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2015-08-08 17:35:44 +0200
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dlopen.3: Mention other functions in the dlopen API in the initial paragraph
Doing so helps orient the reader. Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/man3/dlopen.3 b/man3/dlopen.3
index b4c9d53592..997d0983af 100644
--- a/man3/dlopen.3
+++ b/man3/dlopen.3
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ file named by the null-terminated
string
.I filename
and returns an opaque "handle" for the loaded object.
+This handle is employed with other functions in the dlopen API, such as
+.BR dlsym (3),
+.BR dladdr (3),
+.BR dlinfo (3),
+and
+.BR dlclose ().
+
If
.I filename
is NULL, then the returned handle is for the main program.