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.\"      Date: January 2017
.\"    Manual: The Linux VFS
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "SEQ_READ" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "The Linux VFS"
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.SH "NAME"
seq_read \- \->\fBread\fR method for sequential files\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'ssize_t\ seq_read('u
.BI "ssize_t seq_read(struct\ file\ *\ " "file" ", char\ __user\ *\ " "buf" ", size_t\ " "size" ", loff_t\ *\ " "ppos" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIfile\fR
.RS 4
the file to read from
.RE
.PP
\fIbuf\fR
.RS 4
the buffer to read to
.RE
.PP
\fIsize\fR
.RS 4
the maximum number of bytes to read
.RE
.PP
\fIppos\fR
.RS 4
the current position in the file
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Ready\-made \->f_op\->\fBread\fR
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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