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diff --git a/gzoffset.3 b/gzoffset.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cbb78a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/gzoffset.3 @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +.Dd January 15, 2017 +.Dt GZOFFSET 3 +.Os +. +.Sh NAME +.Nm gzoffset +.Nd offset in compressed file +. +.Sh LIBRARY +.Lb libz +. +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.In zlib.h +.Ft z_off_t +.Fn gzoffset "gzFile file" +. +.Sh DESCRIPTION +Returns the current offset +in the file being read or written. +This offset includes +the count of bytes +that precede the gzip stream, +for example when appending +or when using +.Xr gzdopen 3 +for reading. +When reading, +the offset does not include +as yet unused buffered input. +This information can be used +for a progress indicator. +. +.Sh RETURN VALUES +On error, +.Fn gzoffset +returns -1. +. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr gzerror 3 , +.Xr gzopen 3 , +.Xr gzseek 3 +. +.Sh HISTORY +This manual page was converted from +.In zlib.h +to mdoc format by +.An C. McEnroe Aq Mt june@causal.agency . +. +.Sh AUTHORS +.An Jean-loup Gailly Aq Mt jloup@gzip.org +.An Mark Adler Aq Mt madler@alumni.caltech.edu |