From b4b1c3e7d0aa0311b6756176cf3a11c885854963 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:01:10 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] lseek.2: Note that 'off_t' is an integer data type defined by POSIX Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man2/lseek.2 | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/man2/lseek.2 b/man2/lseek.2 index 460d31750..6a5ef6cd2 100644 --- a/man2/lseek.2 +++ b/man2/lseek.2 @@ -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 ().