# fseek

```
set cursor position in the file
     handle - file handle
     offset - offset from origin
     origin - 0 = from the start of file
              1 = from the current cursor position
              2 = from the end of file
returns: 0 - ok
         otherwise error
Thread-safe function.

long fseek(long handle, long offset, long origin);
```


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