NAME

tell - Return current access position for an open file

SYNOPSIS

tell fileId

DESCRIPTION

Returns a decimal string giving the current access position in fileId. FileId must have been the return value from a previous call to open, or it may be stdin, stdout, or stderr to refer to one of the standard I/O channels.

KEYWORDS

access position, file
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Copyright © 1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Copyright © 1995 Roger E. Critchlow Jr.