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Re: /dev/null > /dev/sdb1 !



On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:35 AM, paragasu <paragasu@gmail.com> wrote:
> well, i just did an experiments on my old pentum III computer.
> one of the slave hardisk listed as /dev/sdb1 (EXT2) and  /dev/sdb2(SWAP)
> i run the command /dev/null > /dev/sdb1 and suddently,
> i cannot cannot read or mount my /dev/sdb1 anymore even after i restart my
>  computer few times. i have message saying media failure or disk I/O error.

What exactly did you run?

/dev/null is not executable, so you cannot run it and redirect the
output somewhere else.


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