libssh2_sftp_seek(3)

libssh2_sftp_seek3

Set the read/write position indicator within a file

Usage

#include <libssh2.h>
#include <libssh2_sftp.h>
void
libssh2_sftp_seek(LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *handle,
                  size_t offset);

Overview

Deprecated function. Use libssh2_sftp_seek64(3) instead!

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. Note that 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.

Releases

10 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 5.0
  2. 6.0
  3. 7–12
  4. 13–Arch

From libssh2 1.11.1-7 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.