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1.1     ! root        1: .TH LSEEK 2
        !             2: .CT 2 file_io
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: lseek \(mi seek, move read/write pointer
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .nf
        !             7: .B long lseek(fildes, offset, whence)
        !             8: .B long offset;
        !             9: .fi
        !            10: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            11: .I Lseek
        !            12: sets the file pointer for the file
        !            13: associated with
        !            14: .I fildes
        !            15: as follows:
        !            16: .IP
        !            17: If
        !            18: .I whence
        !            19: is 0, the pointer is set to
        !            20: .I offset
        !            21: bytes.
        !            22: .IP
        !            23: If
        !            24: .I whence
        !            25: is 1, the pointer is set to its current location plus
        !            26: .IR offset .
        !            27: .IP
        !            28: If
        !            29: .I whence
        !            30: is 2, the pointer is set to the size of the
        !            31: file plus
        !            32: .IR offset .
        !            33: .PP
        !            34: The new file pointer value is returned.
        !            35: .PP
        !            36: Seeking far beyond the end of a file, then writing,
        !            37: creates a gap or `hole,' which occupies no
        !            38: physical space and reads as zeros.
        !            39: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            40: .IR open (2),
        !            41: .IR fseek (3)
        !            42: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
        !            43: .BR EBADF ,
        !            44: .BR ESPIPE
        !            45: .SH BUGS
        !            46: .I Lseek
        !            47: doesn't affect some special files.

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