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What is the size of the file /dev/null

  1. 100 Bytes

  2. 200 Bytes

  3. 0 Bytes

  4. Unlimited
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Explanation

/dev/null is a special device file that always has size 0 bytes. It is a data sink that discards all data written to it and returns end-of-file when read. This is the standard Unix/Linux 'bit bucket' for unwanted output.

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