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NAME

       MPI_File_seek_shared  - Updates the global shared file pointer (collec-
       tive).

SYNTAX

       C Syntax
           #include <mpi.h>
           int MPI_File_seek_shared(MPI_File fh, MPI_Offset offset,
                         int whence)

       Fortran Syntax (see FORTRAN 77 NOTES)
           INCLUDE 'mpif.h'
           MPI_FILE_SEEK_SHARED(FH, OFFSET, WHENCE, IERROR)
                  INTEGER FH, WHENCE, IERROR
                  INTEGER(KIND=MPI_OFFSET_KIND) OFFSET

C++ Syntax

       #include <mpi.h>
       void MPI::File::Seek_shared(MPI::Offset offset, int whence)

INPUT PARAMETERS

       fh        File handle (handle).

       offset    File offset (integer).

       whence    Update mode (integer).

OUTPUT PARAMETER

       IERROR    Fortran only: Error status (integer).

DESCRIPTION

       MPI_File_seek_shared updates  the  shared  file  pointer  according  to
       whence, which could have the following possible values:

         o    MPI_SEEK_SET - The pointer is set to offset.

         o    MPI_SEEK_CUR  -  The pointer is set to the current pointer posi-
              tion plus offset.

         o    MPI_SEEK_END - The pointer is set to the end of  the  file  plus
              offset.

MPI_File_seek_shared  is  collective;  all  the  processes in the communicator
group associated with the file handle fh must call  MPI_File_seek_shared  with
the  same offset and whence.  All processes in the communicator group are syn-
chronized before the shared file pointer is updated.

The offset can be negative, which allows seeking backwards. It is erroneous to
seek  to a negative position in the view. The end of the view is defined to be
the position of the next elementary data item, relative to the  current  view,
following the last whole elementary data item accessible.

       where  MPI_OFFSET_KIND  is  a  constant defined in mpif.h and gives the
       length of the declared integer in bytes.

ERRORS

       Almost all MPI routines return an error value; C routines as the  value
       of  the  function  and Fortran routines in the last argument. C++ func-
       tions do not return errors. If the default  error  handler  is  set  to
       MPI::ERRORS_THROW_EXCEPTIONS, then on error the C++ exception mechanism
       will be used to throw an MPI:Exception object.

       Before the error value is returned, the current MPI  error  handler  is
       called.  For  MPI I/O function errors, the default error handler is set
       to  MPI_ERRORS_RETURN.  The  error  handler   may   be   changed   with
       MPI_File_set_errhandler;      the      predefined     error     handler
       MPI_ERRORS_ARE_FATAL may be used to make I/O errors  fatal.  Note  that
       MPI  does not guarantee that an MPI program can continue past an error.

1.3.4                            Nov 11, 2009          MPI_File_seek_shared(3)

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