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diff --git a/man3/bzero.3 b/man3/bzero.3 index 35232e140..35abb1834 100644 --- a/man3/bzero.3 +++ b/man3/bzero.3 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ .\" .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft .\" -.TH bzero 3 2023-02-05 "Linux man-pages 6.03" +.TH bzero 3 2023-07-20 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01" .SH NAME bzero, explicit_bzero \- zero a byte string .SH LIBRARY @@ -38,39 +38,29 @@ in that it guarantees that compiler optimizations will not remove the erase operation if the compiler deduces that the operation is "unnecessary". .SH RETURN VALUE None. -.SH VERSIONS -.BR explicit_bzero () -first appeared in glibc 2.25. .SH ATTRIBUTES For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see .BR attributes (7). -.ad l -.nh .TS allbox; lbx lb lb l l l. Interface Attribute Value T{ +.na +.nh .BR bzero (), .BR explicit_bzero () T} Thread safety MT-Safe .TE -.hy -.ad .sp 1 .SH STANDARDS -The -.BR bzero () -function is deprecated (marked as LEGACY in POSIX.1-2001); use -.BR memset (3) -in new programs. -POSIX.1-2008 removes the specification of -.BR bzero (). -The -.BR bzero () -function first appeared in 4.3BSD. -.PP +None. +.SH HISTORY +.TP +.BR explicit_bzero () +glibc 2.25. +.IP The .BR explicit_bzero () function is a nonstandard extension that is also present on some of the BSDs. @@ -78,6 +68,12 @@ Some other implementations have a similar function, such as .BR memset_explicit () or .BR memset_s (). +.TP +.BR bzero () +4.3BSD. +.IP +Marked as LEGACY in POSIX.1-2001. +Removed in POSIX.1-2008. .SH NOTES The .BR explicit_bzero () |