What is the meaning of the "con","prn" and "nul" folders and what are they used for..
Pls I need a clear explanation.
rahimrazak
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Jump to PostThey can be udeful when working from the command line.
con
is the console device.cat
lists the contents of a file to the console. If youcat
and redirect input from the console thencat
will display everything you type. Not a useful example but still an example.D:\>cat …
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Very udeful reply.
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