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TIL about /dev/full (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 year ago by Atemu@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

No, that's not a typo.

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Maybe I can finally get my pull merged for /dev/grohl which just outputs random Foo Fighters lyrics.

[-] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

My knowledge about useful/funny /dev files grows by the day...

I now know of: random & urandom, null, zero and now full...

Bouta make an infinity gauntlet meme of them

[-] lambdabeta@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Wait until you learn about the shell specific /dev "files" like /dev/udp and /dev/tcp (which can send/recv IP traffic as if from a file)!

[-] schmonie@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

The bottom of that Wikipedia page has a reference to something else that sounded interesting called “/dev/mordor” in some Plan 9 OS fork called 9front. Sent me down a really interesting rabbit hole http://9front.org/

[-] thedaemon@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

9front is a great rabbit hole. Plus, Plan9's mascot is Glenda, the rabbit.

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