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===== memset =====

<code c>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    void *memset(void *str, int c, size_t n); 
</code>
memset Fill / overwrite memory region with certain characters\\
str = Target memory block /c string\\
c = value byte that is used to overwrite\\
n = number of chars to be copied\\
    
=====  memset C Sourcecode Example =====
<code c>
/* 
 * memset example code
 * http://code-reference.com/c/string.h/memset
 */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(void) {
   char string[15] = "memset example";
   int i;   

for (i=0;i<=15;i++) {
      memset(string ,'*', i);
      printf("%s\n",string);
   }
return 0;
}

</code>

==== output of memset sourcecode example  ====
    user@host:~/code-reference.com# ./memset 
    memset example
    *emset example
    **mset example
    ***set example
    ****et example
    *****t example
    ****** example
    *******example
    ********xample
    *********ample
    **********mple
    ***********ple
    ************le
    *************e
    **************
    ***************