• Dessalines
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    93 years ago

    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.

    • @redjoker
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      83 years ago

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

    • @AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.mlOPM
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      83 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.

  • SaltyIceteaMaker
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    111 months ago

    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
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      11 months ago

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