Name
seek
Synopsis
$fh
->seek(
offset, whence
)
Description
Front-end for the corresponding built-in seek function, which
sets a filehandle’s position in the file.
Takes the following arguments:
- offset
The offset where you want to set the position.
- whence
The position in the file that the offset is relative to. Possible values are:
0for the beginning of the file,1for the current position, or2for end of file. May also be expressed as the following constants, which are exported:
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