Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 09:45:12 -0500 From: Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@americantv.com> To: John <freebsd-root@i-zone.demon.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Emptying the "bit bucket" Message-ID: <19980622094512.39006@right.PCS> In-Reply-To: <LccYjbAxSgj1Ew0D@i-zone.demon.co.uk>; from John on Jun 06, 1998 at 08:16:01AM %2B0100 References: <199806220459.OAA17010@mail.wr.com.au> <LccYjbAxSgj1Ew0D@i-zone.demon.co.uk>
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On Jun 06, 1998 at 08:16:01AM +0100, John wrote: > In article <199806220459.OAA17010@mail.wr.com.au>, Gary Harris > <gharris@wr.com.au> writes > > > > > > What exactly does "emptying the bit bucket" entail? I received > > >a message on > >start-up asking me to do this. > > > > Bizarre. Can you post the error message? The 'bit bucket' as it is > sometimes called, is /dev/null. It always returns 0 to a write. > Consequently, it is always 'empty'. *snx* Was the following the "error message", by any chance? Overflow on /dev/null, please empty the bit bucket. If so, please see fortune(6). -- Jonathan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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