NAME
       tell - Return current access position for an open file

SYNOPSIS
       tell fileId


DESCRIPTION
       Returns  a  decimal string giving the current access posi-
       tion in fileId.  FileId must have been  the  return  value
       from  a previous call to open, or it may be stdin, stdout,
       or stderr to refer to one of the standard I/O channels.


KEYWORDS
       access position, file
