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BZERO(3) |
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.
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.
