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MEMSET(3) Linux Programmer's Manual MEMSET(3)

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.

CONFORMING TO

SVID 3, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899

SEE ALSO

bzero(3), swab(3)
April 11, 1993 GNU