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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/sys/lseek.2')
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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/lseek.2 b/lib/libc/sys/lseek.2 index 988b52bef3b6..c2a04deec6e4 100644 --- a/lib/libc/sys/lseek.2 +++ b/lib/libc/sys/lseek.2 @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn lseek -function repositions the offset of the file descriptor +system call repositions the offset of the file descriptor .Fa fildes to the argument @@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ The argument .Fa fildes must be an open file descriptor. -.Fn Lseek +The +.Fn lseek +system call repositions the file position pointer associated with the file descriptor .Fa fildes @@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ bytes. .Pp The .Fn lseek -function allows the file offset to be set beyond the end +system call allows the file offset to be set beyond the end of the existing end-of-file of the file. If data is later written at this point, subsequent reads of the data in the gap return @@ -112,7 +114,9 @@ a value of -1 is returned and is set to indicate the error. .Sh ERRORS -.Fn Lseek +The +.Fn lseek +system call will fail and the file position pointer will remain unchanged if: .Bl -tag -width Er .It Bq Er EBADF @@ -141,10 +145,10 @@ is incorrect English, but is maintained for historical reasons. .Sh STANDARDS The .Fn lseek -function call is expected to conform to +system call is expected to conform to .St -p1003.1-90 . .Sh HISTORY -A +The .Fn lseek -function call appeared in +function appeared in .At v7 . |