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

bzero - write zero-valued bytes

#include <strings.h>

void bzero(void *s, size_t n);

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

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The bzero() function is thread-safe.

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().

memset(3), swab(3)

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