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_llseek(2) | System Calls Manual | _llseek(2) |
NAME¶
_llseek - reposition read/write file offset
LIBRARY¶
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <sys/syscall.h> /* Definition of SYS_* constants */ #include <unistd.h>
int syscall(SYS__llseek, unsigned int fd, unsigned long offset_high, unsigned long offset_low, loff_t *result, unsigned int whence);
Note: glibc provides no wrapper for _llseek(), necessitating the use of syscall(2).
DESCRIPTION¶
Note: for information about the llseek(3) library function, see lseek64(3).
The _llseek() system call repositions the offset of the open file description associated with the file descriptor fd to the value
- (offset_high << 32) | offset_low
This new offset is a byte offset relative to the beginning of the file, the current file offset, or the end of the file, depending on whether whence is SEEK_SET, SEEK_CUR, or SEEK_END, respectively.
The new file offset is returned in the argument result. The type loff_t is a 64-bit signed type.
This system call exists on various 32-bit platforms to support seeking to large file offsets.
RETURN VALUE¶
Upon successful completion, _llseek() returns 0. Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS¶
VERSIONS¶
You probably want to use the lseek(2) wrapper function instead.
STANDARDS¶
Linux.
SEE ALSO¶
2023-03-30 | Linux man-pages 6.04 |