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''Hark Hard Links:'' Hard link is a reference to the physical data on a file systemMore than one hard link can be associated with the same physical dataHard links can only refer to data that exists on thesame file systemHard links cannot be created to a directoryWhen a file has more than one link, you can remove any one link and still be able to access the file through the remaining links Assume you used "vi" to create a new file, you create the first hard link (vi myfile)To Create the 2nd, 3rd , etc. hard links, use the command:ln myfile link-name Create a new file called “myfile”Run the command “ls -il” to display the i- node number and link counter
''Symbolic Links:''
===Managing Processes===