29 lines
481 B
Groff
29 lines
481 B
Groff
.\" @(#)null.4 1.1 94/10/31 SMI; from UCB 4.1
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.TH NULL 4 "24 November 1987"
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.SH NAME
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null \- data sink
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.SH CONFIG
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None; included with standard system.
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.ft B
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.nf
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#include <fcntl.h>
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open("/dev/null", \fImode\fB);
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.ft R
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.IX "null device" "" "\fLnull\fP \(em null device"
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Data written on the
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.B null
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special file is discarded.
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.LP
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Reads from the
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.B null
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special file always return an end-of-file indication.
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.SH FILES
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.PD 0
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.TP 20
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.B /dev/null
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.PD
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