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.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see at-
tributes(7).
┌──────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├──────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│memset() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└──────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
SEE ALSO
bstring(3), bzero(3), swab(3), wmemset(3)
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