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[โ€“] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok i know /dev/zero is just zero's

But what in the tux does /dev/null do? I assume the data send there is just gone but can someone give me more info?

[โ€“] Adda@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It is the ultimate infinite file, representing a garbage bin with no history. DigitalOcean has a great article on that topic.