NULL(4) | FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual | NULL(4) |
NAME
null — the null deviceDESCRIPTION
The null device accepts and reads data as any ordinary (and willing) file - but throws it away. The length of the null device is always zero.FILES
- /dev/null
SEE ALSO
zero(4)HISTORY
A null device appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.June 5, 1993 | FreeBSD |