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null(7)

NAME

null - Data sink

DESCRIPTION

Data written on a null special file are discarded. Reads from a null special file always return 0 (zero) bytes.

EXAMPLES

To read a device and discard all the data using the dd command: dd if=/dev/rz1c of=/dev/null To create a zero length file using the cat command: cat > foo < /dev/null

FILES

/dev/null