memset - fill memory with a constant byte
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
#include <string.h>
void *memset(void s[.n], 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 |
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
POSIX.1-2001, C89, SVr4, 4.3BSD.