1*47675Scael.\" Copyright (c) 1991 The Regents of the University of California. 2*47675Scael.\" All rights reserved. 320621Smckusick.\" 4*47675Scael.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 5*47675Scael.\" 6*47675Scael.\" @(#)null.4 6.2 (Berkeley) 03/28/91 7*47675Scael.\" 8*47675Scael.Dd 9*47675Scael.Dt NULL 4 10*47675Scael.Os BSD 4.4 11*47675Scael.Sh NAME 12*47675Scael.Nm null 13*47675Scael.Nd the null device 14*47675Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 15*47675ScaelThe 16*47675Scael.Nm 17*47675Scaeldevice accepts and reads data as any ordinary (and willing) 18*47675Scaelfile \- 19*47675Scaelbut throws it away. The length of the 20*47675Scael.Nm null 21*47675Scaeldevice is always zero. 22*47675Scael.Sh FILES 23*47675Scael.Bl -tag -width /dev/null 24*47675Scael.It Pa /dev/null 25*47675Scael.El 26*47675Scael.Sh HISTORY 27*47675ScaelA 28*47675Scael.Nm 29*47675Scaeldevice appeared in 30*47675Scael.At v7 . 31