Name
tell
Synopsis
tell filehandle
Description
Returns the current file position (in bytes, 0-based) for
filehandle.
This value is typically fed to the seek function at some future time
to get back to the current position.
If filehandle is omitted, the function returns the
position of the file last read. File positions are only meaningful on
regular files. Devices, pipes, and sockets have no file position.
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