debian man page for memfill

MEMFILL(3pub)						       C Programmer's Manual						     MEMFILL(3pub)

NAME
       memfill - fill memory area with pattern

SYNOPSIS
       #include <publib.h>
       void *memfill(void *buf, size_t size, const void *pat, size_t patsize);

DESCRIPTION
       memfill	copies	consecutive bytes from the pattern pat to consecutive bytes in the memory area buf, wrapping around in pat when its end is
       reached.  patsize is the size of the pattern, size is the size of the memory area.  The pattern and the memory area must  not  be  overlap-
       ping.

RETURN VALUE
       memfill returns its first argument.

EXAMPLE
       To initialize an integer array one might do the following.

	    int temp, array[1024];

	    temp = 1234;
	    memfill(array, sizeof(array), &temp, sizeof(temp));

SEE ALSO
       publib(3)

AUTHOR
       Lars Wirzenius (lars.wirzenius@helsinki.fi)

Publib							       C Programmer's Manual						     MEMFILL(3pub)