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NULL(4) | Device Drivers 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/null
SEE ALSO¶
zero(4)HISTORY¶
A null device appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.June 5, 1993 | Debian |