man3/bzero.3

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  31 .TH BZERO 3  2013-10-22 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
  32 .SH NAME
  33 bzero \- write zero-valued bytes
  34 .SH SYNOPSIS
  35 .nf
  36 .B #include <strings.h>
  37 .sp
  38 .BI "void bzero(void *" s ", size_t " n );
  39 .fi
  40 .SH DESCRIPTION
  41 The
  42 .BR bzero ()
  43 function sets the first
  44 .I n
  45 bytes of the area starting at
  46 .I s
  47 to zero (bytes containing \(aq\\0\(aq).
  48 .SH RETURN VALUE
  49 None.
  50 .SH ATTRIBUTES
  51 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
  52 .BR attributes (7).
  53 .TS
  54 allbox;
  55 lb lb lb
  56 l l l.
  57 Interface       Attribute       Value
  58 T{
  59 .BR bzero ()
  60 T}      Thread safety   MT-Safe
  61 .TE
  62 .SH CONFORMING TO
  63 4.3BSD.
  64 This function is deprecated (marked as LEGACY in POSIX.1-2001): use
  65 .BR memset (3)
  66 in new programs.
  67 POSIX.1-2008 removes the specification of
  68 .BR bzero ().
  69 .SH SEE ALSO
  70 .BR memset (3),
  71 .BR swab (3)