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How do I hard link a file in Linux?
To create a hard links on a Linux or Unix-like system:
- Create hard link between sfile1file and link1file, run: ln sfile1file link1file.
- To make symbolic links instead of hard links, use: ln -s source link.
- To verify soft or hard links on Linux, run: ls -l source link.
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What is a hard link in Linux?
A hard link is a file that points to the same underlying inode, as another file. In case you delete one file, it removes one link to the underlying inode. Whereas a symbolic link (also known as soft link) is a link to another filename in the filesystem.
