---
name: "strinit"
section: "3pub"
platform: "linux"
package: "publib-dev"
version: "0.40-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/strinit"
---

# strinit(3pub)

initialize a string with a given character to a given length

## NAME

strinit - initialize a string with a given character to a given length

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <publib.h>
char *strinit(char *s, int c, size_t len) {
```

## DESCRIPTION

*strinit* initializes the string pointed to by *s* to be of length *len*, all characters being *c*, where the terminating '\\0' is *not* included in the length, i.e., the string will use *len+1* characters.

## RETURN VALUE

*strinit* will return *s*.

## EXAMPLE

To initialize a string to consist of twenty underscores, one would do the following.

```
#include <publib.h>
char string[21];     /* note 21 to make room for '\0' */
strinit(string, '_', 20);
```

## SEE ALSO

publib(3)

## AUTHOR

Lars Wirzenius (lars.wirzenius@helsinki.fi)