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.\" Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.
.\"
.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
.\" Chris Torek.
.\"
.\" %sccs.include.redist.man%
.\"
.\"	@(#)memset.3	5.1 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH MEMSET 3 ""
.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'').
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c613d531 KB	1	.\" Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
	2	.\" All rights reserved.
	3	.\"
	4	.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
	5	.\" Chris Torek.
	6	.\"
	7	.\" %sccs.include.redist.man%
	8	.\"
	9	.\" @(#)memset.3 5.1 (Berkeley) %G%
	10	.\"
	11	.TH MEMSET 3 ""
	12	.UC 7
	13	.SH NAME
	14	memset \- write a byte to byte string
	15	.SH SYNOPSIS
	16	.nf
	17	.ft B
	18	#include <string.h>
	19
	20	void *
	21	memset(void *b, int c, size_t len);
	22	.ft R
	23	.nf
	24	.SH DESCRIPTION
	25	.B Memset
	26	writes
	27	.I len
	28	bytes of value
	29	.I c
	30	(converted to an unsigned char) to the string
	31	.IR b .
	32	.SH SEE ALSO
	33	bzero(3), swab(3)
	34	.SH STANDARDS
	35	.B Memset
	36	conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').