NAME

null − data sink

CONFIG

None; included with standard system. 

SYNOPSIS

#include <fcntl.h>
 open("/dev/null", mode);

DESCRIPTION

Data written on the null special file is discarded. 

Reads from the null special file always return an end-of-file indication. 

FILES

/dev/null

Solbourne Computer, Inc.  —  24 November 1987