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diff --git a/man-pages-posix-2003/man3p/bzero.3p b/man-pages-posix-2003/man3p/bzero.3p new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b107b2c --- /dev/null +++ b/man-pages-posix-2003/man3p/bzero.3p @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved +.TH "BZERO" 3P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual" +.\" bzero +.SH PROLOG +This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. +The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult +the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), +or the interface may not be implemented on Linux. +.SH NAME +bzero \- memory operations (\fBLEGACY\fP) +.SH SYNOPSIS +.LP +\fB#include <strings.h> +.br +.sp +void bzero(void *\fP\fIs\fP\fB, size_t\fP \fIn\fP\fB); \fP +\fB +.br +\fP +.SH DESCRIPTION +.LP +The \fIbzero\fP() function shall place \fIn\fP zero-valued bytes in +the area pointed to by \fIs\fP. +.SH RETURN VALUE +.LP +The \fIbzero\fP() function shall not return a value. +.SH ERRORS +.LP +No errors are defined. +.LP +\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP +.SH EXAMPLES +.LP +None. +.SH APPLICATION USAGE +.LP +The \fImemset\fP() function is preferred over this function. +.LP +For maximum portability, it is recommended to replace the function +call to \fIbzero\fP() as follows: +.sp +.RS +.nf + +\fB#define bzero(b,len) (memset((b), '\\0', (len)), (void) 0) +\fP +.fi +.RE +.SH RATIONALE +.LP +None. +.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS +.LP +This function may be withdrawn in a future version. +.SH SEE ALSO +.LP +\fImemset\fP(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, +\fI<strings.h>\fP +.SH COPYRIGHT +Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form +from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology +-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base +Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of +Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the +event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and +The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard +is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at +http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html . |