memset (3)
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Copyright 1993 David Metcalfe (david@prism.demon.co.uk)
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NAME
memset - fill memory with a constant byte
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The
memset()
function fills the first
n
bytes of the
memory area pointed to by
s
with the constant byte
c.
RETURN VALUE
The
memset()
function returns a pointer to the memory area
s.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value
|
|
memset()
| Thread safety | MT-Safe
|
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
SEE ALSO
bzero(3),
swab(3),
wmemset(3)
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