man memset () - set bytes in memory
NAME
memset - set bytes in memory
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The memset() function shall copy c (converted to an unsigned char) into each of the first n bytes of the object pointed to by s.
RETURN VALUE
The memset() function shall return s; no return value is reserved to indicate an error.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <string.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .