SYNOPSIS
#include <strings.h>
void bzero(void *s, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The bzero() function shall place n zero-valued bytes in the area pointed to by s.
RETURN VALUE
The bzero() function shall not return a value.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
The memset() function is preferred over this function.
For maximum portability, it is recommended to replace the function call to bzero() as follows:
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#define bzero(b,len) (memset((b), '\0', (len)), (void) 0)
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
This function may be withdrawn in a future version.
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .