2 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/kapi/kapi/filesystem.hpp b/kapi/kapi/filesystem.hpp
index 8972f9d3..be754748 100644
--- a/kapi/kapi/filesystem.hpp
+++ b/kapi/kapi/filesystem.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <kapi/filesystem/device_number.hpp>           // IWYU pragma: export
 #include <kapi/filesystem/file_status.hpp>             // IWYU pragma: export
 #include <kapi/filesystem/file_type.hpp>               // IWYU pragma: export
-#include <kapi/filesystem/seek_origin.hpp>             // IWYU pragma: export
+#include <kapi/filesystem/seek.hpp>                    // IWYU pragma: export
 
 #include <kstd/result.hpp>
 #include <kstd/system_error.hpp>
@@ -70,10 +70,12 @@ namespace kapi::filesystem
   //! Adjust the current position in the file.
   //!
   //! @param file_descriptor The file descriptor to seek.
-  //! @param offset The offset to seek to, relative to @p origin.
+  //! @param offset The offset to seek to, relative to the origin.
+  //! @param direction The direction to seek towards, relative to the origin.
   //! @param origin The origing to seek relatively to.
   //! @return The new position in the file on success, an error code otherwise.
-  auto seek(size_t file_descriptor, kstd::units::bytes offset, seek_origin origin) -> kstd::result<kstd::units::bytes>;
+  auto seek(size_t file_descriptor, kstd::units::bytes offset, seek_direction direction, seek_origin origin)
+      -> kstd::result<kstd::units::bytes>;
 
   //! Create a new directory at the specified path.
   //!
diff --git a/kapi/kapi/filesystem/seek_origin.hpp b/kapi/kapi/filesystem/seek.hpp
index 4307f451..f1006f31 100644
--- a/kapi/kapi/filesystem/seek_origin.hpp
+++ b/kapi/kapi/filesystem/seek.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef TEACHOS_KAPI_FILESYSTEM_SEEK_ORIGIN_HPP
-#define TEACHOS_KAPI_FILESYSTEM_SEEK_ORIGIN_HPP
+#ifndef TEACHOS_KAPI_FILESYSTEM_SEEK_HPP
+#define TEACHOS_KAPI_FILESYSTEM_SEEK_HPP
 
 // IWYU pragma: private, include <kapi/filesystem.hpp>
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace kapi::filesystem
 {
 
   //! The origin for a seek operation.
-  enum class seek_origin
+  enum struct seek_origin
   {
     //! Seek from the beginning of the file.
     beginning,
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ namespace kapi::filesystem
     end,
   };
 
+  enum struct seek_direction
+  {
+    //! seek forward from the origin.
+    forward,
+    //! seek backward from the origin.
+    backward,
+  };
+
 }  // namespace kapi::filesystem
 
 #endif
 \ No newline at end of file