bzero
write zero-valued bytes
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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.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value |
| bzero () | Thread safety | MT-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().
SEE ALSO
COLOPHON
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