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ZERO(4) | Device Drivers Manual | ZERO(4) |
NAME¶
zero — the zero deviceDESCRIPTION¶
The zero device accepts and reads data as any ordinary (and willing) file, but throws away any data written to it, and returns an endless supply of null bytes when read.FILES¶
- /dev/zero
SEE ALSO¶
null(4)HISTORY¶
A zero device appeared in 4.4BSD.April 7, 1996 | Debian |