#readelf: -Sg #name: ia64 group There are 9 section headers, starting at offset 0x98: Section Headers: \[Nr\] Name Type Address Offset Size EntSize Flags Link Info Align \[ 0\] NULL 0000000000000000 00000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0 0 0 \[ 1\] \._foo GROUP 0000000000000000 00000040 0000000000000008 0000000000000004 7 6 4 \[ 2\] \.text PROGBITS 0000000000000000 00000050 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 AX 0 0 16 \[ 3\] \.data PROGBITS 0000000000000000 00000050 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 WA 0 0 1 \[ 4\] \.bss NOBITS 0000000000000000 00000050 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 WA 0 0 1 \[ 5\] \.text PROGBITS 0000000000000000 00000050 0000000000000010 0000000000000000 AXG 0 0 16 \[ 6\] \.shstrtab STRTAB 0000000000000000 00000060 0000000000000032 0000000000000000 0 0 1 \[ 7\] \.symtab SYMTAB 0000000000000000 000002d8 00000000000000a8 0000000000000018 8 7 8 \[ 8\] \.strtab STRTAB 0000000000000000 00000380 0000000000000006 0000000000000000 0 0 1 Key to Flags: W \(write\), A \(alloc\), X \(execute\), M \(merge\), S \(strings\) I \(info\), L \(link order\), G \(group\), x \(unknown\) O \(extra OS processing required\) o \(OS specific\), p \(processor specific\) COMDAT group section `\._foo' \[\._foo\] contains 1 sections: \[Index\] Name \[ 5\] \.text