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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.

ATTRIBUTES

     For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
     attributes(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)

COLOPHON

     This  page  is  part of release 4.16 of the Linux man-pages project.  A
     description of the project, information about reporting bugs,  and  the
     latest     version     of     this    page,    can    be    found    at
     https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.

GNU 2017-03-13 MEMSET(3)

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