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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 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 programs. POSIX.1-2008 removes the specification of bzero().
SEE ALSO¶
COLOPHON¶
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2008-08-06 | Linux |