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Zero is not nothing tho
3 0 ReplyOk 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?
2 0 ReplyIt is the ultimate infinite file, representing a garbage bin with no history. DigitalOcean has a great article on that topic.
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I'm too scared to do this but someone who's braver than me plz tell if it creates an infinite loop or just stops right away.
1 0 ReplyI've tried it. It uses up one core of your processor, but you can always ctrl+C to stop it. I've never had it crash the system.
2 0 ReplyI've written /dev/urandom to /dev/null, it just makes your fan spin harder
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