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NAME

     null — the null device

DESCRIPTION

     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

     full(4), zero(4)

HISTORY

     A null device appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.