ELF Executable

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ELF

• Format Type : Executable
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian / Big Endian
  
• Signature : ELF
  

Format Specifications

//header
4 bytes (char) - signature // 0x7F + "ELF"
1 byte (uint8) - ELF type // 1 - 32bit
                          // 2 - 64bit
1 byte (uint8) - endianess type  // 1 - little endian
                                 // 2 - big endian
1 byte (uint8) - ELF version  // 1
1 byte (uint8) - target operating system  // 0x03 - Linux


// TODO

quickBMS Script

• parse_exe.bms

Notes and Comments

• It is executable file format used mostly in some Unix based operating systems like Ubuntu, OpenBSD etc. and on some consoles like PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita etc.
• Android uses ELF *.SO libraries (shared object files) for the Java Native Interface.

Games

List of games using this file format:

• Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
• EA's Playground (WII) (stored as *.O files inside *.BIG archives)
• Teeworlds
• many more...

Compatible Programs

• Readelf
• elfutils
• elfdump

See Also

• ELF description (wikipedia)