lseek.2: Note that 'off_t' is an integer data type defined by POSIX

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ See
for a discussion of the relationship between file descriptors,
open file descriptions, and files.
The
.I off_t
data type is a signed integer data type specified by POSIX.1.
Some devices are incapable of seeking and POSIX does not specify which
devices must support
.BR lseek ().