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memset(3)

fill a byte string with a byte value

NAME

memset – fill a byte string with a byte value

LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <string.h>

void *

memset(void *b, int c, size_t len);

DESCRIPTION

The memset() function writes len bytes of value c (converted to an unsigned char) to the string b.

RETURN VALUES

The memset() function returns its first argument.

SEE ALSO

bzero(3), memset_pattern(3), memset_s.3, swab(3), wmemset(3)

STANDARDS

The memset() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1990 (“ISO C90”).

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