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.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved
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2007-06-20 22:33:04 +00:00
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.TH "BZERO" 3P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
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2004-11-03 13:51:07 +00:00
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.\" bzero
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.SH PROLOG
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This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.
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The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult
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the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior),
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or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
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2004-11-03 13:51:07 +00:00
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.SH NAME
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bzero \- memory operations (\fBLEGACY\fP)
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.LP
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\fB#include <strings.h>
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.br
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.sp
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void bzero(void *\fP\fIs\fP\fB, size_t\fP \fIn\fP\fB); \fP
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\fB
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.br
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\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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The \fIbzero\fP() function shall place \fIn\fP zero-valued bytes in
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the area pointed to by \fIs\fP.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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.LP
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The \fIbzero\fP() function shall not return a value.
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.SH ERRORS
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.LP
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No errors are defined.
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.LP
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\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.LP
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None.
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.SH APPLICATION USAGE
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.LP
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The \fImemset\fP() function is preferred over this function.
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.LP
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For maximum portability, it is recommended to replace the function
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call to \fIbzero\fP() as follows:
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.sp
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.RS
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.nf
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\fB#define bzero(b,len) (memset((b), '\\0', (len)), (void) 0)
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\fP
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.fi
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.RE
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.SH RATIONALE
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.LP
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None.
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.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
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.LP
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This function may be withdrawn in a future version.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.LP
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\fImemset\fP() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001,
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\fI<strings.h>\fP
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
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from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
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-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
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Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
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Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
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event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
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is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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