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## Gets the pathname or a connection to the NULL device on the current platform

### Description

Gets the pathname or a connection to the NULL device on the current platform.

### Usage

      nullfile()
      nullcon()

### Value

`nullfile()` returns a `character` string, which is `"/dev/null"` except on Windows where it is `"nul:"`. `nullcon()` returns a newly opened (binary) `connection` to the NULL device - make sure to close it when no longer needed.

### Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

### See Also

In R (>= 3.6.0), there exists `base::nullfile()`, which is identical to `R.utils::nullfile()`.

[Package R.utils version 2.7.0 Index]