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<h5 class="unnumberedsubsubsec">lseek</h5>
<p><a name="index-lseek_002c-file_002di_002fo-system-call-2508"></a>
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<dt>Synopsis:<dd>
<pre class="smallexample"> long lseek (int fd, long offset, int flag);
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<br><dt>Request:<dd>&lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">Flseek,</span><var>fd</var><span class="samp">,</span><var>offset</var><span class="samp">,</span><var>flag</var></samp>&rsquo;
<p><var>flag</var> is one of:
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<dt><code>SEEK_SET</code><dd>The offset is set to <var>offset</var> bytes.
<br><dt><code>SEEK_CUR</code><dd>The offset is set to its current location plus <var>offset</var>
bytes.
<br><dt><code>SEEK_END</code><dd>The offset is set to the size of the file plus <var>offset</var>
bytes.
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<br><dt>Return value:<dd>On success, the resulting unsigned offset in bytes from
the beginning of the file is returned. Otherwise, a
value of -1 is returned.
<br><dt>Errors:<dd>
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<dt><code>EBADF</code><dd><var>fd</var> is not a valid open file descriptor.
<br><dt><code>ESPIPE</code><dd><var>fd</var> is associated with the <span class="sc">gdb</span> console.
<br><dt><code>EINVAL</code><dd><var>flag</var> is not a proper value.
<br><dt><code>EINTR</code><dd>The call was interrupted by the user.
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