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

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 overlapping.

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)

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