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SubjectRe: Reading empty file (was: Re: /dev/full)
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Fuzzy Fox <fox@dallas.net> said:

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> The lesson here, is to use /dev/zero when you mean it, and /dev/null
> when you mean it, and don't use /dev/full for anything useful. :)

Nope.

Write to /dev/null if you want to throw it away, read from /dev/null if you
want an empty file.

mmap(2)/read /dev/zero for a unlimited supply of zero bytes

Write to /dev/full for an error like "disk full"
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