memset(3) | Library Functions Manual | memset(3) |
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 |
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
2022-12-29 | Linux man-pages 6.03 |