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-In [[Unix]] (and Unix-like) operating systems, the '''/dev/null''' character device file is a container that disposes all data written to it, and returns nothing when read from, except the [[EOF|End of File]] (EOF) character. Because it is located in the /dev, or device, directory, it is commonly known as the 'null device.' Other synonyms include the 'black hole' and the 'bit bucket.'<ref name="LSAG">{{cite web
+#REDIRECT [[Dev-null]]
-| url=http://www.faqs.org/docs/linux_admin/x822.html
-| title="The Linux System Administrator's Guide, Chapter 5"
-| date=Retrieved 2007-04-15
-}}</ref>
-It is commonly used to not show the output of programs (when they are run in scripts),<ref name="LSAG"/> and has oft been used in jokes and puns. For instance, the original [[BSD Daemon]], drawn by [[Phil Foglio]], featured a demon standing near a 'bit bucket.' Another usage would be on an [[Internet forum]] or [[IRC]], when someone says something to the effect "Flames will be redirected to /dev/null."
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