Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 18:34:40 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Martin Stromberg <eplmst AT lu DOT erisoft DOT se>
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Subject: Re: _llseeks()'s return value
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On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Martin Stromberg wrote:

> So can you tell me what your solution to know if we are beyond the
> beginnig of the file is?

Assuming you get zero from lseek when you are at the beginning, once you 
get -1, halve the step size and alternate its sign as required, until you 
get to the beginning.  Then stop.