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RocketLink!--> Man page versions: OpenBSD FreeBSD RedHat Others

[ANSI C X3.159-1989]

MEMSET(3)                 OpenBSD Programmer's Manual                MEMSET(3)

NAME
     memset - write a byte to byte string



SYNOPSIS
     #include <string.h>

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

DESCRIPTION
     The memset() function writes len bytes of value c (converted to an un-
     signed char) to the string b.

RETURN VALUES
     The memset() function returns the original value of b.

SEE ALSO
     bzero(3),  swab(3)

STANDARDS
     The memset() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').

OpenBSD 2.6                      June 29, 1991                               1

Source: OpenBSD 2.6 man pages. Copyright: Portions are copyrighted by BERKELEY
SOFTWARE DESIGN, INC., The Regents of the University of California, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Free Software Foundation, FreeBSD Inc., and others.



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[Detailed Topics]
FreeBSD Sources for memset(3) functions
OpenBSD sources for memset(3)


[Overview Topics]

Up to: Memory blocks (Sometimes called "Byte Strings") - Memory blocks. Allocated, shared, mmaped, kernel et al


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[ANSI C X3.159-1989]




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