string/FreeBSD/memset.3

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  39 .Dd June 4, 1993
  40 .Dt MEMSET 3
  41 .Os
  42 .Sh NAME
  43 .Nm memset
  44 .Nd write a byte to byte string
  45 .Sh LIBRARY
  46 .Lb libc
  47 .Sh SYNOPSIS
  48 .In string.h
  49 .Ft void *
  50 .Fn memset "void *b" "int c" "size_t len"
  51 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  52 The
  53 .Fn memset
  54 function
  55 writes
  56 .Fa len
  57 bytes of value
  58 .Fa c
  59 (converted to an unsigned char) to the string
  60 .Fa b .
  61 .Sh RETURN VALUES
  62 The
  63 .Fn memset
  64 function returns its first argument.
  65 .Sh SEE ALSO
  66 .Xr bzero 3 ,
  67 .Xr swab 3
  68 .Sh STANDARDS
  69 The
  70 .Fn memset
  71 function
  72 conforms to
  73 .St -isoC .