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1.1     ! root        1: .TH LSEEK 2
        !             2: .CT 2 file_io
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: lseek, llseek \(mi seek, move read/write pointer
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B long lseek(fildes, offset, whence)
        !             7: .br
        !             8: .B long offset;
        !             9: .PP
        !            10: .B Long llseek(fildes, offset, whence)
        !            11: .br
        !            12: .B Long offset;
        !            13: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            14: .I Lseek
        !            15: and
        !            16: .I llseek
        !            17: set the file pointer for the file
        !            18: associated with
        !            19: .I fildes
        !            20: as follows:
        !            21: .IP
        !            22: If
        !            23: .I whence
        !            24: is 0, the pointer is set to
        !            25: .I offset
        !            26: bytes.
        !            27: .IP
        !            28: If
        !            29: .I whence
        !            30: is 1, the pointer is set to its current location plus
        !            31: .IR offset .
        !            32: .IP
        !            33: If
        !            34: .I whence
        !            35: is 2, the pointer is set to the size of the
        !            36: file plus
        !            37: .IR offset .
        !            38: .PP
        !            39: The new file pointer value is returned.
        !            40: .PP
        !            41: Type
        !            42: .I Long
        !            43: is a 64-bit quantity.
        !            44: .PP
        !            45: Seeking far beyond the end of a file, then writing,
        !            46: creates a gap or `hole,' which occupies no
        !            47: physical space and reads as zeros.
        !            48: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            49: .IR open (2),
        !            50: .IR fseek (3)
        !            51: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
        !            52: .BR EBADF ,
        !            53: .BR ESPIPE
        !            54: .SH BUGS
        !            55: .I Lseek
        !            56: doesn't affect some special files.

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