image(1M)                                                         image(1M)


   NAME
         image - remove ELF header from binary

   SYNOPSIS
         image [-iI] [-o ofile] ifile

   DESCRIPTION
         image copies the loadable segments from the executable ELF object
         file ifile and writes them to an output file as a simple binary
         image.  The default output filename is _imagefile.  ifile is examined
         to determine which segment has the lowest virtual address.  This
         segment is written with zero offset from the beginning of the output
         file.  Other segments are written at offsets corresponding to their
         relative virtual addresses, leaving holes where necessary.

         image will only work on statically linked binaries.  It is envisaged
         that it will be used to create bootstrap images for installation on
         disk, or kernel images during the early stages of porting.

   OPTIONS
         -i    print an information line consisting of three numbers: the
               entry point, the lowest virtual address and the size of the
               output file.  The first two numbers are in hex, the last in
               decimal

         -I    print the same three numbers as -i, but with descriptive labels

         -o ofile
               send output to the file ofile

   SEE ALSO
         hex(1), elf(3E).





















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