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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 '\0').

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
       specification of bzero().

SEE ALSO

       memset(3), swab(3)

COLOPHON

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