Index: utils.c
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RCS file: /cvs/src/bin/cp/utils.c,v
retrieving revision 1.33
diff -u -p -u -r1.33 utils.c
--- utils.c	11 Jul 2012 16:19:24 -0000	1.33
+++ utils.c	24 Apr 2014 00:51:42 -0000
@@ -63,10 +63,9 @@ copy_file(FTSENT *entp, int dne)
 			err(1, "malloc");
 	}
 	if (!zeroes) {
-		zeroes = malloc(MAXBSIZE);
+		zeroes = calloc(1, MAXBSIZE);
 		if (!zeroes)
-			err(1, "malloc");
-		memset(zeroes, 0, MAXBSIZE);
+			err(1, "calloc");
 	}
 
 	if ((from_fd = open(entp->fts_path, O_RDONLY, 0)) == -1) {