Other Alias
ftelloSYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
long ftell(FILE *stream);
off_t ftello(FILE *stream);
DESCRIPTION
The ftell() function shall obtain the current value of the file-position indicator for the stream pointed to by stream.
The ftello() function shall be equivalent to ftell(), except that the return value is of type off_t.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, ftell() and ftello() shall return the current value of the file-position indicator for the stream measured in bytes from the beginning of the file.
Otherwise, ftell() and ftello() shall return -1, cast to long and off_t respectively, and set errno to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The ftell() and ftello() functions shall fail if:
- EBADF
- The file descriptor underlying stream is not an open file descriptor.
- EOVERFLOW
- For ftell(), the current file offset cannot be represented correctly in an object of type long.
- EOVERFLOW
- For ftello(), the current file offset cannot be represented correctly in an object of type off_t.
- ESPIPE
-
The file descriptor underlying stream is associated with a pipe
or FIFO.
The ftell() function may fail if:
- ESPIPE
-
The file descriptor underlying stream is associated with a socket.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .