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→INVESTIGATION 1: LINKING FILES
# Issue the following Linux command:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">ls -li ~/links/data-file.txt</span><br><br>Note the '''i-node''' number for this file. What does this i-node number represent?<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command to create the following hard link in the same directory: <br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">ln ~/links/data-file.txt ~/links/data-file.hard.lnk<br><br>
# Issue the '''ls -li''' command for the '''~/links''' directory.<br><br>What do you notice about both of these file's i-node numbers?<br><br>
# Use a text editor to edit the file '''~/links/data-file.txt''' and add some additional lines to this file.<br><br>
# Save your editing session and exit your text editor.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command: <br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">cat ~/links/data-file.hard.lnk</span><br><br>What do you noticed what happened to this linked file?<br><br>
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