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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 floppy disk and display the total number of records read in and
  output to /dev/null using the dd command:

       dd if=/dev/disk/floppy0 of=/dev/null

  To create a zero length file using the cat command:

       cat > foo < /dev/null


FILES

  /dev/null

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