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[–] lowleveldata 3 points 1 year ago

Zero is not nothing tho

[–] [email protected] 2 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?

[–] [email protected] 1 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago

I'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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

I've written /dev/urandom to /dev/null, it just makes your fan spin harder