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diff --git a/man3p/fsetpos.3p b/man3p/fsetpos.3p new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2852a99b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/man3p/fsetpos.3p @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved +.TH "FSETPOS" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual" +.\" fsetpos +.SH NAME +fsetpos \- set current file position +.SH SYNOPSIS +.LP +\fB#include <stdio.h> +.br +.sp +int fsetpos(FILE *\fP\fIstream\fP\fB, const fpos_t *\fP\fIpos\fP\fB); +.br +\fP +.SH DESCRIPTION +.LP +The \fIfsetpos\fP() function shall set the file position and state +indicators for the stream pointed to by \fIstream\fP +according to the value of the object pointed to by \fIpos\fP, which +the application shall ensure is a value obtained from an +earlier call to \fIfgetpos\fP() on the same stream. If a read or write +error occurs, the +error indicator for the stream shall be set and \fIfsetpos\fP() fails. +.LP +A successful call to the \fIfsetpos\fP() function shall clear the +end-of-file indicator for the stream and undo any effects of +\fIungetc\fP() on the same stream. After an \fIfsetpos\fP() call, +the next operation on an +update stream may be either input or output. +.LP +The +behavior of \fIfsetpos\fP() on devices which are incapable of seeking +is implementation-defined. The value of the file offset +associated with such a device is undefined. +.SH RETURN VALUE +.LP +The \fIfsetpos\fP() function shall return 0 if it succeeds; otherwise, +it shall return a non-zero value and set \fIerrno\fP to +indicate the error. +.SH ERRORS +.LP +The \fIfsetpos\fP() function shall fail if, \ either the \fIstream\fP +is unbuffered or the \fIstream\fP's +buffer needed to be flushed, and the call to \fIfsetpos\fP() causes +an underlying \fIlseek\fP() or \fIwrite\fP() to be invoked, and: +.TP 7 +.B EAGAIN +The O_NONBLOCK flag is set for the file descriptor and the process +would be delayed in the write operation. +.TP 7 +.B EBADF +The file descriptor underlying the stream file is not open for writing +or the stream's buffer needed to be flushed and the file is +not open. +.TP 7 +.B EFBIG +An +attempt was made to write a file that exceeds the maximum file size. +.TP 7 +.B EFBIG +An attempt was made to write a file that exceeds the process' file +size limit. +.TP 7 +.B EFBIG +The file is a regular file and an attempt was made to write at or +beyond the offset maximum associated with the corresponding +stream. +.TP 7 +.B EINTR +The write operation was terminated due to the receipt of a signal, +and no data was transferred. +.TP 7 +.B EIO +A +physical I/O error has occurred, or the process is a member of a background +process group attempting to perform a \fIwrite\fP() to its controlling +terminal, TOSTOP is set, the process is neither ignoring nor +blocking SIGTTOU, and the process group of the process is orphaned. +This error may also be returned under implementation-defined +conditions. +.TP 7 +.B ENOSPC +There was no free space remaining on the device containing the file. +.TP 7 +.B ENXIO +A +request was made of a nonexistent device, or the request was outside +the capabilities of the device. +.TP 7 +.B EPIPE +The file descriptor underlying \fIstream\fP is associated with a pipe +or FIFO. +.TP 7 +.B EPIPE +An +attempt was made to write to a pipe or FIFO that is not open for reading +by any process; a SIGPIPE signal shall also be sent to the +thread. +.sp +.LP +\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP +.SH EXAMPLES +.LP +None. +.SH APPLICATION USAGE +.LP +None. +.SH RATIONALE +.LP +None. +.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS +.LP +None. +.SH SEE ALSO +.LP +\fIfopen\fP() , \fIftell\fP() , \fIlseek\fP() , \fIrewind\fP() , \fIungetc\fP() +, \fIwrite\fP() , the +Base Definitions volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fI<stdio.h>\fP +.SH COPYRIGHT +Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form +from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology +-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base +Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of +Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the +event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and +The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard +is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at +http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html . |