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NAME
bffsiz -- get the size in chars of a binary file
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SYNOPSIS
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integer function bffsiz (fd)

integer		fd		#I BFIO file descriptor of open file
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DESCRIPTION
The \fIbffsiz\fR function is used to query the size in SPP char units of
storage of a binary file previously opened with \fIbfopen\fR.  This is useful,
for example, when writing at the end of file, since the BFIO write function
requires an absolute file offset as input.
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RETURN VALUE
The current size of the file in chars is returned as the function value.
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SEE ALSO
bfbsiz, bfchan
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