NAME
    ftell - return a file position

SYNOPSIS
    ftell(fd)

TYPES
    fd		open file stream

    return	non-negative integer or error value

DESCRIPTION
    This function attempts to return the current value of the file position
    indicator for the stream.  This is the number of characters (bytes)
    between the beginning of the file and the position of the
    next character for output in "w" or "w+" mode or for input.

     On failure, this returns an error value.

EXAMPLE
    > fd = fopen("/tmp/curds", "w")
    > fputs(fd, "0123456789")
    > ftell(fd)
	10
    > fputs(fd, "abcdef")
    > ftell(fd)
	16
    > fseek(fd, 20, 0)
    > ftell(fd)
	20
    > fputs(fd, "01234")
    > ftell(fd)
	25
    > freopen(fd, "r")
    > fscanf(fd, "%*5c")
	0
    > ftell(fd)
	5

LIMITS
    none

LIBRARY
    none

SEE ALSO
    fseek, fgetpos, fsetpos, rewind, strerror