TH SEEK 2
SH NAME
seek \- change file offset
SH SYNOPSIS
B #include <u.h>
br
B #include <libc.h>
PP
B
vlong seek(int fd, vlong n, int type)
SH DESCRIPTION
I Seek
sets the offset for the file
associated with
I fd
as follows:
IP
If
I type
is 0, the offset is set to
I n
bytes.
IP
If
I type
is 1, the pointer is set to its current location plus
IR n .
IP
If
I type
is 2, the pointer is set to the size of the
file plus
IR n .
PP
The new file offset value is returned.
PP
Seeking in a directory is not allowed.
Seeking in a pipe is a no-op.
SH SOURCE
B /sys/src/libc/9syscall
SH SEE ALSO
IR intro (2),
IR open (2)
SH DIAGNOSTICS
Sets
IR errstr .

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