pread

   Reads bytes from a given position within a file without changing
   the file pointer.

   This function is supported on OpenVMS Integrity servers and
   Alpha only.

   Format

     #include  <unistd.h>

     ssize_t pread  (int file_desc, void *buffer, size_t nbytes,

                    off_t offset);
 

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