BZERO(3)
Linux Programmer’s Manual
BZERO(3)
NAME
bzero − write zero-valued bytes
SYNOPSIS
#include <strings.h>
void bzero(void *s, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The bzero() function sets the first n bytes of the byte area starting at s to zero (bytes containing '\0').
RETURN VALUE
None.
CONFORMING TO
4.3BSD. This function is deprecated (marked as LEGACY in POSIX.1-2001): use memset(3) in new pro-
grams. POSIX.1-2008 removes the specification of bzero().
SEE ALSO
memset(3), swab(3)
COLOPHON
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Linux
2008-08-06
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