4.3BSD-Reno/src/lib/libc/string/memset.3

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.TH MEMSET 3 "May 15, 1990"
.UC 7
.SH NAME
memset \- write a byte to byte string
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.ft B
#include <string.h>

void *
memset(void *b, int c, size_t len);
.ft R
.nf
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Memset
writes
.I len
bytes of value
.I c
(converted to an unsigned char) to the string
.IR b .
.SH SEE ALSO
bzero(3), swab(3)
.SH STANDARDS
.B Memset
conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').