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Function `std.stdio.File.seek`

Calls fseek for the file handle to move its position indicator.


						
				void seek
				(
				

				  long offset,
				

				  int origin = 0
				

				) @trusted;

Parameters

Name	Description
offset	Binary files: Number of bytes to offset from origin. Text files: Either zero, or a value returned by `tell`.
origin	Binary files: Position used as reference for the offset, must be one of SEEK_SET, SEEK_CUR or SEEK_END. Text files: Shall necessarily be SEEK_SET.

Throws

Exception if the file is not opened. ErrnoException if the call to fseek fails.

Authors

Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, Alex Rønne Petersen

License

Boost License 1.0.