BZERO(3) Linux Programmer's Manual BZERO(3)

NAME
       bzero - write zero-valued bytes

SYNOPSIS
       #include 

       void bzero(void *s, sizet n);

DESCRIPTION
       The  bzero()  function sets the first n bytes of the area starting at s
       to zero (bytes containing '\0').

RETURN VALUE
       None.

ATTRIBUTES
       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
       attributes(7).

       ┌──────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
       │Interface │ Attribute     │ Value   │
       ├──────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
       │bzero()   │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
       └──────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
CONFORMING TO
       4.3BSD.    This   function   is   deprecated   (marked   as  LEGACY  in
       POSIX.1-2001): use memset(3) in new programs.  POSIX.1-2008 removes the
       specification of bzero().

SEE ALSO
       memset(3), swab(3)

COLOPHON
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Linux                             2008-08-06                          BZERO(3)