Hello! On Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 04:36:58PM +0100, Benoit Sigoure wrote: > Wait a minute, /dev/full exists somewhere? I've never heard of such > a device. > Hmm I checked on a Linux box and there is indeed a /dev/full > (character special (1/7)), but this seems very Linux specific.
FYI, GNU/Hurd also does have it: #v+ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ $ ls -l /dev/full crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0, 0 2006-01-29 16:30 /dev/full [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ $ showtrans /dev/full /hurd/null --full [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ $ /hurd/null --help | grep -- --full -f, --full Cause writes to fail as if to a full disk [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ $ echo foo > /dev/full -bash: echo: write error: No space left on device foo #v- Regards, Thomas
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