From 6ceba646b4c61d184b93eeaa0d14df32670c8d23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 17:16:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] dlopen.3: Mention other functions in the dlopen API in the initial paragraph Doing so helps orient the reader. Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man3/dlopen.3 | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) 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. -- 2.47.2