You could try asking the computer: 
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use Fcntl 'SEEK_END';

my $filename = "testfile";
create_file();
seek_file();

sub create_file
{
    my $size = 4096;
    open OUTFILE, ">$filename" or die "can't open $filename: $!";
    print OUTFILE "x" x $size or die "can't print to $filename: $!";
    close OUTFILE or die "can't close $filename: $!";
}

sub seek_file
{
    open INFILE, "<$filename" or die "can't open $filename: $!";
    my $result = sysseek INFILE, 0, SEEK_END;
    close INFILE;
    print "sysseek() returned $result\n";
}

__END__
Output:
sysseek() returned 4096

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In reply to Re: What specifically is the "file position"? by beable
in thread What specifically is the "file position"? by Anonymous Monk

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