PC Extra Super CD 1998 January/PCPLUS131.iso/DJGPP/V2/DJLSR201.ZIP/src/libc/posix/dirent/telldir.txh

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@node telldir, file system
@subheading Syntax

@example
#include <dirent.h>

long telldir(DIR *dir);
@end example

@subheading Description

This function returns a value which indicates the position of the
pointer in the given directory.  This value is only useful as an
argument to @code{seekdir} (@pxref{seekdir}).

@subheading Return Value

The directory pointer.

@subheading Example

@example
DIR *dir;
long q = telldir(dir);
do_something();
seekdir(dir, q);
@end example