1MEMSET(3) Linux Programmer's Manual MEMSET(3)
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6 memset - fill memory with a constant byte
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9 #include <string.h>
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11 void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t n);
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14 The memset() function fills the first n bytes of the memory area
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18 The memset() function returns a pointer to the memory area s.
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27 │memset() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
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30 POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
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33 bstring(3), bzero(3), swab(3), wmemset(3)
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