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Old 07-24-2019, 07:30 PM   #1
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LXer: What Is /dev/null in Linux?


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"/dev/null" in Linux is a virtual device file, and whatever you write to "/dev/null" is discarded and forgotten. Learn how /dev/null works in Linux.

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