RE: /dev/zero

[Rowan Ingvar Wilson]

Just as a matter of interest myself...what is it's actual function? It
is used during kernel debugging to supply an input?

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Sent: 12 April 2002 08:19
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Subject: Re: /dev/zero

On Fri, 2002-04-12 at 08:46, blesson paul wrote:
> Hi all
>                I am newbie to linux kernel. What is the use of
/dev/zero. 
> Why it is created and how to use it
> regards
> Blesson Paul
> 
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Hi,

/dev/zero is a data source. It delivers zeroes ( maybe that's why this
name ;-).

BTW: You are new to the linux kernel or new to linux / unix?

Regards
Frank