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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
| commit | 97d5c458cfa039d857301e1ca7d5af3beb37131d (patch) | |
| tree | b460cd850d0537eb71806ba30358840377b27688 /static/unix-v10/man2/lseek.2 | |
| parent | b89dc2331a50c63f8b33272a5c4c61ab98abdaa3 (diff) | |
build: Better Build System
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diff --git a/static/unix-v10/man2/lseek.2 b/static/unix-v10/man2/lseek.2 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ff982262 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/unix-v10/man2/lseek.2 @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +.TH LSEEK 2 +.CT 2 file_io +.SH NAME +lseek \(mi seek, move read/write pointer +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +.B long lseek(fildes, offset, whence) +.B long offset; +.fi +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Lseek +sets the file pointer for the file +associated with +.I fildes +as follows: +.IP +If +.I whence +is 0, the pointer is set to +.I offset +bytes. +.IP +If +.I whence +is 1, the pointer is set to its current location plus +.IR offset . +.IP +If +.I whence +is 2, the pointer is set to the size of the +file plus +.IR offset . +.PP +The new file pointer value is returned. +.PP +Seeking far beyond the end of a file, then writing, +creates a gap or `hole,' which occupies no +physical space and reads as zeros. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.IR open (2), +.IR fseek (3) +.SH DIAGNOSTICS +.BR EBADF , +.BR ESPIPE +.SH BUGS +.I Lseek +doesn't affect some special files. |