tell(1tcl)


tell -- return current access position for an open file

Synopsis

tell fileId

Description

Returns a decimal string giving the current access position in fileId. fileId must have been the return value from a previous call to open, or it may be stdin, stdout, or stderr to refer to one of the standard I/O channels.
30 January 1998
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