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tell tcl

Overview

Return current access position for an open file

Syntax

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.

Keywords

access position, file

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