Linux: /dev/null/: Is a directory

Question

In an attempt to throw away my errors, I am getting this error. /dev/null/: Is a directory

What does that mean? and how can I make it so I can throw away my errors like so: echo "hello" 2>/dev/null/?

Answer 1

If /dev/null is a directory, something is wrong in your Linux system and you need to restore it. You do it with the following bash commands as root:

mknod /dev/null c 1 2
chmod 666 /dev/null

after having removed the null directory,

Answer 2

Get rid of the trailing slash.

echo "hello" 2>/dev/null