v7 man page for fseek

Query: fseek

OS: v7

Section: 3s

Format: Original Unix Latex Style Formatted with HTML and a Horizontal Scroll Bar

FSEEK(3S)																 FSEEK(3S)

NAME
fseek, ftell, rewind - reposition a stream
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h> fseek(stream, offset, ptrname) FILE *stream; long offset; long ftell(stream) FILE *stream; rewind(stream)
DESCRIPTION
Fseek sets the position of the next input or output operation on the stream. The new position is at the signed distance offset bytes from the beginning, the current position, or the end of the file, according as ptrname has the value 0, 1, or 2. Fseek undoes any effects of ungetc(3). Ftell returns the current value of the offset relative to the beginning of the file associated with the named stream. It is measured in bytes on UNIX; on some other systems it is a magic cookie, and the only foolproof way to obtain an offset for fseek. Rewind(stream) is equivalent to fseek(stream, 0L, 0).
SEE ALSO
lseek(2), fopen(3)
DIAGNOSTICS
Fseek returns -1 for improper seeks. FSEEK(3S)
Related Man Pages
fseek(3) - debian
fsetpos(3) - debian
rewind(3) - debian
fsetpos(3) - centos
rewind(3) - centos
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