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Write the specified `value` to the specified `stream`&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bdls&lowbar;filesystemutil&period;h&gt;`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
std::ostream&
operator&lt;&lt;(
    std::ostream& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdls/FilesystemUtil/Whence.adoc[FilesystemUtil::Whence] value);
----

== Description

Output the specified `value` to the specified `stream`, in human&hyphen;readable form&period; If `value` is not a valid `Whence` value, report that it is invalid and output it as an integer&period;

== Return Value

a reference to `stream`

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *stream*
| output stream
| *value*
| seek origin to write
|===


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