Linux Foundation

Referenced Specifications

Linux Standard Base (LSB)

Go to the LSB specification archive.

Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)

Go to the FHS specification archive.

Application Programming Interface (API) Standards

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DWARF Standards

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From the DWARF Standards Project

ELF and ABI Standards

The Executable and Linking Format (ELF) Specification describes the widely used executable file format. The Application Binary Interface (ABI) Specifications define Operating System and Application interfaces that are neccesary to construct an execution environment for applications.

Processor Specific ELF documents

Application Binary Interface (ABI) Specifications/Standards