NAME
bzero – write zero-valued bytesSYNOPSIS
#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.ATTRIBUTES
Multithreading (see pthreads(7))
The bzero() function is thread-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().COLOPHON
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