Initialize pointer to nullptr

Question

Is there a difference in C++11 between the following pointer initialization:

#include <pwd.h>
int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
{
 passwd *p1{};
 passwd *p2{nullptr};
 return 0;
}

If I understand correctly, p1 is zero-initialized, and p2 is direct-initialized from nullptr. Is it the same thing? Is it possible to use initialization, as in the case of p1, because it requires fewer keystrokes?

• WhozCraig: They're equivalent, and which to use is entirely opinion-based. You left out the most common initialization vernacular: passwd *p3 = nullptr;, which is arguably the most clear in function and intent, regardless of how many precious keystrokes, and the extre half-second it takes to tap them, you're saving.
• Remy Lebeau: "p1 is zero-initialized" - technically, it is value-initialized, but since p1 is a pointer type then the resulting value is zero-initialized.