Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 03:26:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 03:26:29 -0400 Received: from spielberg.vip.uk.com ([194.176.218.9]:8913 "EHLO spielberg.vip.uk.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 03:26:28 -0400 From: "Rowan Ingvar Wilson" To: "'Frank Schaefer'" , Subject: RE: /dev/zero Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 08:26:22 +0100 Message-ID: <002c01c1e1f3$5bf7e600$c82d3c3e@m3v0u8> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 In-Reply-To: <1018595942.2918.2.camel@ADMIN> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Importance: Normal Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Just as a matter of interest myself...what is it's actual function? It is used during kernel debugging to supply an input? -----Original Message----- From: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Frank Schaefer Sent: 12 April 2002 08:19 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > 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 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/