.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm memset
-.Nd write a byte to a byte string
+.Nd fill a byte string with a byte value
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In string.h
.Ft void *
-.Fo memset
-.Fa "void *b"
-.Fa "int c"
-.Fa "size_t n"
-.Fc
+.Fn memset "void *b" "int c" "size_t len"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn memset
function
writes
-.Fa n
+.Fa len
bytes of value
.Fa c
-(converted to an unsigned char) to the string
-.Fa s .
+(converted to an unsigned char) to the byte string
+.Fa b .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn memset