memset

Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: 2022-12-29
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NAME

memset - fill memory with a constant byte  

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc, -lc)  

SYNOPSIS

#include <string.h>

void *memset(void s[.n], 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).
InterfaceAttributeValue
memset() Thread safetyMT-Safe

 

STANDARDS

POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD.  

SEE ALSO

bstring(3), bzero(3), swab(3), wmemset(3)


 

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SEE ALSO

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