NAME
null - Data sink
DESCRIPTION
Data written on a null special file are discarded.
Reads from a null special file always return 0 (zero) bytes.
EXAMPLES
To read a device and discard all the data using the dd com-
mand:
dd if=/dev/rz1c of=/dev/null
To create a zero length file using the cat command:
cat > foo < /dev/null
FILES
/dev/null
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