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memset(3)                BSD Library Functions Manual                memset(3)


NAME

     memset -- write a byte to a byte string


LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <string.h>

     void *
     memset(void *b, int c, size_t n);


DESCRIPTION

     The memset() function writes n bytes of value c (converted to an unsigned
     char) to the string s.


RETURN VALUES

     The memset() function returns its first argument.


SEE ALSO

     bzero(3), memset_pattern(3), swab(3)


STANDARDS

     The memset() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1990 (``ISO C90'').

BSD                              June 4, 1993                              BSD

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