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→INVESTIGATION 1: LINKING FILES
# Issue the '''ls -l''' command for the '''~/text-file.txt.sym.lnk''' file.<br><br>What do you notice? What is the file size?<br>What pathname do you think this file contains?<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">cat ~/text-file.txt.sym.lnk</span><br><br>What did you notice?<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command to check that you created those hard symbolic links: <br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">bash /home/murray.saul/scripts/week8-check-2</span><br><br>If you encounter errors, then view the feedback to make corrections, and then re-run the checking script.<br>If you receive a congratulation message that there are no errors, then proceed to the next section.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command to remove the '''~/links2''' directory: <br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">rm -rf ~/links2</span><br><br>
# Re-issue the Linux command you performed in '''step #31'''.<br><br>What happened? Why?<br><br>