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ZERO(4)			    Kernel Interfaces Manual		       ZERO(4)

NAME
       zero -- the zero	device

DESCRIPTION
       The  zero  device  accepts and reads data as any	ordinary (and willing)
       file, but throws	away any data written to it, and  returns  an  endless
       supply of null bytes when read.

FILES
       /dev/zero

SEE ALSO
       full(4),	null(4)

HISTORY
       A zero device appeared in 4.4BSD.

FreeBSD	14.3			 April 7, 1996			       ZERO(4)

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