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(PHP 4, PHP 5)
gzseek — Seek on a gz-file pointer
Description
Sets the file position indicator for the given file pointer to the given offset byte into the file stream. Equivalent to calling (in C) gzseek(zp, offset, SEEK_SET).
If the file is opened for reading, this function is emulated but can be extremely slow. If the file is opened for writing, only forward seeks are supported; gzseek() then compresses a sequence of zeroes up to the new starting position.
Parameters
- zp
-
The gz-file pointer. It must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by gzopen().
- offset
-
The seeked offset.
- whence
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whence values are:
- SEEK_SET - Set position equal to offset bytes.
- SEEK_CUR - Set position to current location plus offset .
If whence is not specified, it is assumed to be SEEK_SET.
Return Values
Upon success, returns 0; otherwise, returns -1. Note that seeking past EOF is not considered an error.
Examples
Example #1 gzseek() example
<?php
$gz = gzopen('somefile.gz', 'r');
gzseek($gz,2);
echo gzgetc($gz);
gzclose($gz);
?>
See Also
- gztell() - Tell gz-file pointer read/write position
- gzrewind() - Rewind the position of a gz-file pointer
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