memset - fill memory with a constant byte
#include <string.h>
void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t n);
The
memset() function fills the first
n bytes of the memory area
pointed to by
s with the constant byte
c.
The
memset() function returns a pointer to the memory area
s.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
| Interface |
Attribute |
Value |
| memset () |
Thread safety |
MT-Safe |
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
bstring(3),
bzero(3),
swab(3),
wmemset(3)