[NTLUG:Discuss] Stupid Question

[Steve Baker]

Chris Cox wrote:
> 
> I don't know... nowadays bit bucket has begun to mean
> something derogatory.  For example, MS Excel just ate
> all my work again....straight to the ole MS bit bucket.

Yes - but it's also where the old value of 'x' goes when
you say:

    x = 6 ;

...and where all the files go when you reformat your hard
drive.

> /dev/null is your friend... it eats everything you give
> it... and that's WHAT it is SUPPOSED to do :-)

I've seen some SGI IRIX software that allocates memory by 'mmap'ing
chunks of /dev/null - I have no idea why they do that - and I would
be suprised if it worked on all UNIXen....but it's another strange
use for /dev/null.
 
> Forward all replies to /dev/null

It has an email address too?  :-)

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