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+@node pread
+@section @code{pread}
+@findex pread
+
+POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/pread.html}
+
+Gnulib module: pread
+
+Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
+@itemize
+@item
+This function is missing on some platforms:
+HP-UX 10, mingw, MSVC 9, BeOS.
+@item
+On platforms where @code{off_t} is a 32-bit type, this function may not
+work correctly on files larger than 2 GB. (Cf. @code{AC_SYS_LARGEFILE}.)
+@item
+This function returns zero instead of positive values when large file support
+is enabled on some platforms:
+HP-UX 11.11.
+@item
+This function does not fail on pipes on some platforms:
+HP-UX 11.31.
+@end itemize
+
+Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
+@itemize
+@end itemize