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The null device.
Chapter
June 5, 1993
NULL(4) BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual NULL(4)
NAME
null — the null deviceDESCRIPTION
The null device accepts and reads data as any ordinary (and willing) file - but throws it away. The length of the null device is always zero.FILES
/dev/nullSEE ALSO
full(4), zero(4)HISTORY
A null device appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.| This manual | Reference | Other manuals |
|---|---|---|
| null(4freebsd) | referred by | |
| refer to | full(4) | null(4) |