


      NULL(7)                     (UNIX 5.0)                    NULL(7)



      NAME
           null - the null device

      DESCRIPTION
           /dev/null refers to the null device. Data written to the
           null device is discarded. If the null device is read, end-
           of-file status is returned (but no data).

      DEVICE CODE
                                    block-type or  standard
           device type         major     minor     character-type file name

           null device         1    2    char      /dev/null

      FILES
           /dev/null







































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