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## Name
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zero - data sink
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## Description
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`/dev/zero` is a character device file which discards input.
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Reading from `/dev/zero` returns '\0' bytes and exits with status 0.
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## Files
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* /dev/zero
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## Examples
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```sh
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$ head -c 8 /dev/zero | hexdump
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00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
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```
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## See also
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* [`null`(4)](../man4/null.md)
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* [`full`(4)](../man4/full.md)
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