## Function: SB-UNIX:UNIX-LSEEK [![package](https://img.shields.io/badge/Package-SB--UNIX-5f9ea0.svg?style=social&colorA=999999)](../) [![type](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-Function-5f9ea0.svg?style=social&colorA=999999)](../#function) [![github](https://img.shields.io/badge/GitHub-View_the_source-5f9ea0.svg?style=social&colorA=999999&logo=github)](https://github.com/sbcl/sbcl/blob/master/src/code/unix.lisp/) > Unix-lseek accepts a file descriptor and moves the file pointer by > OFFSET octets. Whence can be any of the following: > > L_SET Set the file pointer. > L_INCR Increment the file pointer. > L_XTND Extend the file size. > ### Lambda list ```cl (sb-unix:fd sb-unix::offset sb-unix::whence) ```