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 byte area starting at s to zero (bytes containing ' ').
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 specifi-
cation of bzero().
SEE ALSO memset(3), swab(3)COLOPHON
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MEMSET(3) Linux Programmer's Manual MEMSET(3)NAME
memset - fill memory with a constant byte
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The memset() function fills the first n bytes of the memory area pointed to by s with the constant byte c.
RETURN VALUE
The memset() function returns a pointer to the memory area s.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
+----------+---------------+---------+
|Interface | Attribute | Value |
+----------+---------------+---------+
|memset() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
+----------+---------------+---------+
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
SEE ALSO bstring(3), bzero(3), swab(3), wmemset(3)COLOPHON
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