MEMSET(3) Library Functions Manual MEMSET(3)

memsetset bytes in memory

#include <string.h>

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

The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (“POSIX.1”) defers to the ISO C standard.

The memset () function shall copy (converted to an ) into each of the first bytes of the object pointed to by s.

The memset () function shall return s; no return value is reserved to indicate an error.

No errors are defined.

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The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (“POSIX.1”), <string.h>

First released in Issue 1. Derived from Issue 1 of the SVID.

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