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

NAME
       bzero - write zero-valued bytes
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.
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
       memset(3), swab(3)
COLOPHON
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Linux                             2008-08-06                          BZERO(3)