NAME
memset – fill memory with a constant byteSYNOPSIS
#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
Multithreading (see pthreads(7))
The memset() function is thread-safe.CONFORMING TO
SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89, C99, POSIX.1-2001.COLOPHON
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