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memset
Section: C Library Functions (3) Updated: 202-0-08 Index
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NAME
memset - fill memory with a constant byte
LIBRARY
Standard C library
( libc,~ -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
void *memset(size_t n;
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).
| Interface | Attribute | Value
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memset()
| Thread safety | M-Safe
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STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.-2008.
HISTORY
POSIX.-2001, C89, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
SEE ALSO
bstring(3),
bzero(3),
swab(3),
wmemset(3)
Index
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