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 unsigned char) to the string b.

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

SEE ALSO
bzero(3), swab(3), wmemset(3)

STANDARDS
The memset() function conforms to ansiC.

HISTORY
The memset() function first appeared in AT&T UNIX and was reimplemented for 4.3BSD Tahoe.