_Added in 1.8.10_

*/fseek [-lnrwp] <handle> <position | line number | wildcard | regex>*

Sets the read/write pointer to the specified position in the file.

_See also [[/fopen]], [[/fclose]], [[/fwrite]], [[/flist]], [[$fread]], [[$fgetc]], [[$feof]], [[$ferr]], [[$fopen]]._

*Switches*

table(ktable).
|*Switch*|*Description*|
| -l | Set position to line 'line number'. |
| -n | Set position to start of the next line. |
| -r | Set position to text matching '[[Scripting_Regex<notextile>|</notextile>regex]]'. |
| -w | Set position to text matching '[[Scripting_Wildcards<notextile>|</notextile>wildcard]]'. |
| -p | Set position to start of the previous line. |

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
| &lt;handle&gt; | The file handle to seek. |
| &lt;position <notextile>|</notextile> line number <notextile>|</notextile> [[Scripting_Wildcards<notextile>|</notextile>wildcard]] <notextile>|</notextile> [[Scripting_Regex<notextile>|</notextile>regex]]&gt; | The position/Line number with -l/[[Scripting_Wildcards<notextile>|</notextile>Wildcard]] with -w/[[Scripting_Regex<notextile>|</notextile>regex]] with -w to set. |