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| ZERO(4) | FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual | ZERO(4) |
NAME
zero — the zero
device
DESCRIPTION
The zero device accepts and reads data as
any ordinary (and willing) file, but throws away any data written to it, and
returns an endless supply of null bytes when read.
FILES
- /dev/zero
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
A zero device appeared in
4.4BSD.
| April 7, 1996 | FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE |
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