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lseek(2)

fopen(3S)

FSEEK(3S)

NAME

fseek, ftell, rewind − reposition a stream

USAGE

#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 set at offset bytes from the beginning, the current position, or the end of the file, according to whether ptrname has been set to the value 0, 1, or 2, respectively. 

Fseek cancels any of the effects of ungetc(3S). 

Ftell returns the current value of the offset, in bytes, relative to the beginning of the file associated with the named stream.

Rewind(stream) is equivalent to fseek(stream, 0L, 0). 

DIAGNOSTICS

Fseek returns -1 on an unsuccessful seek. 

RELATED INFORMATION

lseek(2), fopen(3S)

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