NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     zero -- the zero device

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     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 supply
 of null bytes when read.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /dev/zero

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     null(4)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     A zero device appeared in 4.4BSD.


FreeBSD 5.2.1			 April 7, 1996			 FreeBSD 5.2.1