import IO main = do hdl <- openFile "/tmp/foo.txt" ReadMode a <- hGetChar hdl hSeek hdl AbsoluteSeek 4 b <- hGetChar hdl print (a,b) c <- hGetChar hdl hSeek hdl RelativeSeek 3 d <- hGetChar hdl print (c,d) e <- hGetChar hdl hSeek hdl SeekFromEnd (-3) f <- hGetChar hdl print (e,f)