GNU/Linux |
RedHat 9.0(Shrike) |
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tell − Return current access position for an open channel
tell channelId _________________________________________________________________
Returns an integer string giving the current access position in │ channelId. This value returned is a byte offset that can be passed to │ seek in order to set the channel to a particular position. Note that │ this value is in terms of bytes, not characters like read. The value returned is -1 for channels that do not support seeking.
file(n), open(n), close(n), gets(n), seek(n)
access position, channel, seeking
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