ftell() -- STDIO Function (libc)

Return current position of file pointer
#include <stdio.h>
long ftell(fp) FILE *fp;

ftell() returns the current position  of the seek pointer.  Like its cousin
fseek(), ftell()  takes into account any buffering  that is associated with
the stream fp.

Example

For an example of how to use this function, see the entry for fseek().

See Also

fgetpos(),
fseek(),
libc,
lseek(),
rewind()
ANSI Standard, §7.9.9.4
POSIX Standard, §8.1

© 2012 by Stephen A. Ness