1mNAME0m
       tell - Return current access position for an open channel

1mSYNOPSIS0m
       1mtell 4m22mchannelId0m


1mDESCRIPTION0m
       Returns  an  integer string giving the current access position in 4mchan-0m
       4mnelId24m.  This value returned is a byte offset that can be passed to 1mseek0m
       in  order  to set the channel to a particular position.  Note that this
       value is in terms of  bytes,  not  characters  like  1mread22m.   The  value
       returned is -1 for channels that do not support seeking.


1mSEE ALSO0m
       file(n), open(n), close(n), gets(n), seek(n)


1mKEYWORDS0m
