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Subject: Re: /dev/zero
From: Frank Schaefer <frank.schafer@setuza.cz>
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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

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