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NULL(4)  —  UNIX 3.0

NAME

null − the null file

DESCRIPTION

Data written on a null special file is discarded. 

Reads from a null special file always return 0 bytes. 

FILES

/dev/null

May 16, 1980

Typewritten Software • bear@typewritten.org • Edmonds, WA 98026