memset3p
Set bytes in memory
Usage
#include <string.h>
void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t n);
Prolog
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
Overview
The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1‐2017 defers to the ISO C standard.
The memset() function shall copy c (converted to an unsigned char) into each of the first n bytes of the object pointed to by s.
Return value
The memset() function shall return s; no return value is reserved to indicate an error.
Errors
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
Examples
None.
Application usage
None.
Rationale
None.
Future directions
None.