[ELI5] /dev/null, /dev/random, /dev/urandom and /dev/zero

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I’ve been reading about this files and also I have tried to inspect by myself about this files (file, ll, Stat and some other commands) but I just don’t understand them.

Can someone please explain me what are these files and how can I used them?

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In general, files in /Dev are not real files, they are pointers to memory where one can interact with the hardware or virtual hardware simulated on software..

Null for example will return null/eof on read and write will just be ignored.

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