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ZERO(4)			 BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual		       ZERO(4)

NAME
     zero — the zero device

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 sup‐
     ply of null bytes when read.

FILES
     /dev/zero

SEE ALSO
     null(4)

HISTORY
     A zero device appeared in 4.4BSD.

BSD				 April 7, 1996				   BSD

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