NULL(F) UNIX System V
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
Standards Conformance
null is conformant with:
AT&T SVID Issue 2, Select Code 307-127;
and The X/Open Portability Guide II of January 1987.
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