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hi can someone please define the function of the file : /dev/zero thanx...
  1. 01-27-2004 #1
    hazem
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    dev/zero ?



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    can someone please define the function of the file : /dev/zero

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    Well, basically if you read from it, you get NUL characters, and if you write to it, the data is discarded. It's useful for creating files of a certain files using `dd'. For more info, `man 4 zero'.
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    thanx
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