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NAME

6       bzero - write zero-valued bytes
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <strings.h>
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11       void bzero(void *s, size_t n);
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DESCRIPTION

14       The  bzero()  function sets the first n bytes of the byte area starting
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RETURN VALUE

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CONFORMING TO

21       4.3BSD.   This  function   is   deprecated   (marked   as   LEGACY   in
22       POSIX.1-2001): use memset(3) in new programs.  POSIX.1-2008 removes the
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SEE ALSO

26       memset(3), swab(3)
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COLOPHON

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