UUID_CLEAR(3)

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version 2.41.6 · 14 versions
, in alpine 3.22, alpine 3.23, fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 uuid_clear(3) — the Programmers Manual page that’s literally just a reset button 💖

okay so bestie, we’re in the Programmers Manual and this page is about uuid_clear. no cap, it’s a tiny one. 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

uuid_clear — resets a UUID variable’s value to the NULL value. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <uuid.h>

void uuid_clear(uuid_t uu);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so uuid_clear() takes the supplied uuid variable, uu, and sets its value to the NULL value. that’s it. that’s the whole function. it’s giving “one job and it ate.” periodt. ✨

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Theodore Y. Ts’o 🫶

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

💀 REPORTING BUGS 💀

got a bug? not the vibe. for bug reports, use the issue tracker: <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>. 🙈

⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

The libuuid library is part of the util-linux package since version 2.15.1. It can be downloaded from the Linux Kernel Archive: <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>. 🧚

cute sign-off: that’s the whole UUID_CLEAR(3) page, from util-linux 2.41.6, dated 2026-08-31. stay clear, bestie 💜✨

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