libssh2_sftp_tell(3)

libssh2_sftp_tell3

Get the current read/write position indicator for a file

Usage

#include <libssh2.h>
#include <libssh2_sftp.h>
size_t
libssh2_sftp_tell(LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *handle);

Overview

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

Returns the current offset of the file handle's internal pointer. Note that this is now deprecated. Use the newer libssh2_sftp_tell64(3) instead!

Return value

Current offset from beginning of file in bytes.

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.