Manpages - memset.3
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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
*bstring*(3), *bzero*(3), *swab*(3), *wmemset*(3)
COLOPHON
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