BZERO(3)

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# NAME

bzero — write zeroes to a byte string

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <strings.h>
void
bzero(void *b, size_t len);

# DESCRIPTION

The bzero() function writes len zero bytes to the string b. If len is zero, bzero() does nothing.

# SEE ALSO

memset(3), swab(3)

# STANDARDS

The bzero() function conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (“POSIX.1”). The IEEE Std 1003.1-2004 (“POSIX.1”) revision marked it as legacy and recommended the use of memset(3) instead. The IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 (“POSIX.1”) revision removed bzero() from the specification.

# HISTORY

A bzero() function appeared in 4.3BSD.

April 29, 2010 | NetBSD 8.0