.TH "memscan" 9 "memscan" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX .SH NAME memscan \- Find a character in an area of memory. .SH SYNOPSIS .B "void *" memscan .BI "(void *" addr "," .BI "int " c "," .BI "size_t " size ");" .SH ARGUMENTS .IP "addr" 12 The memory area .IP "c" 12 The byte to search for .IP "size" 12 The size of the area. .SH "DESCRIPTION" returns the address of the first occurrence of \fIc\fP, or 1 byte past the area if \fIc\fP is not found