Nul
exists as a file in EVERY directory. It swallows anything sent to it.
Reserved names. These refer to devices eg,
copy filename con
which copies a file to the console window.
CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9 CONIN$, CONOUT$, CONERR$
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solved What is ‘nul’ in batch file?