Install Nowzero — the zero device
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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
History
A zero device appeared in 4.4BSD.
Debian April 7, 1996 ZERO(4)
Name
zero — the zero device
See Also
full(4), null(4)
PNG Icons
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