Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [OFFTOPIC] Reading empty file (was: Re: /dev/full) | Date | Wed, 23 Dec 1998 14:36:37 -0300 | From | Horst von Brand <> |
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=?iso-8859-1?Q?Johnny_Teve=DFen?= <j.tevessen@gmx.net> said: > Quoting Horst von Brand (vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl): > > =?iso-8859-1?Q?Johnny_Teve=DFen?= <j.tevessen@gmx.net> said:
> mmh.. nice. 8)
> > > Well, that's actually what I use it for: To have a "file" that gives you > > > 0 bytes and then EOF when read from.
> > And /dev/null?
> /dev/full sounded more logical to me, so I tried this one first. It worked. > Reading from /dev/null sounds.. more strange.
It's not strange, it's what /dev/null is for. /dev/full isn't as widespread as /dev/null is. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand mailto:vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513
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