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c/linuxhumor · by AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml · 5y

Feed N O T H I N G to the V O I D

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6 Comments

lowleveldata@programming.dev · 3 pts · 3y

Zero is not nothing tho

dessalines@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 5y (2 replies)

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.

AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 5y

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.

redjoker@lemmygrad.ml · 1 pts · 5y

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

SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

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?

Adda@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y

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