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position = ftell(fid)
position = ftell(fid)
returns the location of the file position indicator for the file specified by fid, an integer file identifier obtained from fopen. The position is a nonnegative integer specified in bytes from the beginning of the file. A returned value of -1 for position indicates that the query was unsuccessful; use ferror to determine the nature of the error.
fclose Close one or more open files
ferror Query MATLAB about errors in file input or output
fopen Open a file or obtain information about open files
fprintf Write formatted data to file
fread Read binary data from file
fscanf Read formatted data from file
fseek Set file position indicator
fwrite Write binary data from a MATLAB matrix to a file