=over =item telldir DIRHANDLE X<telldir> Returns the current position of the L<C<readdir>|/readdir DIRHANDLE> routines on DIRHANDLE. Value may be given to L<C<seekdir>|/seekdir DIRHANDLE,POS> to access a particular location in a directory. L<C<telldir>|/telldir DIRHANDLE> has the same caveats about possible directory compaction as the corresponding system library routine. =back