Wizard Boot Camp, Part Nine: (More) Utilities You Should Know | Linux Today

Wizard Boot Camp, Part Nine: (More) Utilities You Should Know

Written By
JP
Jerry Peek
Sep 8, 2008

“Most Linux users know about symbolic links, created by ln -s.
The older “hard links” (without -s) are less common these days.
Let’s continue last month’s final section with another linking
example that shows what a hard link really is and why you’d
want one.”

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JP

Jerry Peek

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