libssh2_sftp_seek64(3) libssh2 libssh2_sftp_seek64(3)

NAME

libssh2_sftp_seek64 - set the read/write position within a file

SYNOPSIS

#include <libssh2.h>
#include <libssh2_sftp.h>

void
libssh2_sftp_seek64(LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *handle,
libssh2_uint64_t offset);

DESCRIPTION

handle - SFTP File Handle as returned by libssh2_sftp_open_ex(3)

offset - Number of bytes from the beginning of file to seek to.

Move the file handle's internal pointer to an arbitrary location.
libssh2 implements file pointers as a localized concept to make file
access appear more POSIX like. No packets are exchanged with the
server during a seek operation. The localized file pointer is used as
a convenience offset during read/write operations.

You MUST NOT seek during writing or reading a file with SFTP, as the
internals use outstanding packets and changing the "file position"
during transit will results in badness.

AVAILABILITY

Added in 1.0

SEE ALSO

libssh2_sftp_open_ex(3)

libssh2 22 Dec 2008 libssh2_sftp_seek64(3)