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BZERO(3)                NetBSD Library Functions Manual               BZERO(3)


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 rec-
     ommended 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.

NetBSD 6.1.2                    April 29, 2010                    NetBSD 6.1.2