What a file hardlink means on Linux. And why symlinks are better.
Linux supports the creation of file hardlinks. This is a copy of a file that has the same inode as the original. If the copy is edited, the original is too. 4.4 Thu Oct 04 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ ln missile.jpg missilenew.jpg 4.4 Thu Oct 04 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ ls -hula -i -1 total 264K 14885009 … Read more