NAME

       tell - Return current access position for an open channel


SYNOPSIS

       tell channelId
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DESCRIPTION

       Returns  an integer string giving the current access posi­ |
       tion 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.


SEE ALSO

       file(n), open(n), close(n), gets(n), seek(n)


KEYWORDS

       access position, channel, seeking


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