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→INVESTIGATION 1: LINKING FILES
# Issue the following Linux command to create a hard-linked file in your '''home''' directory:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">ln ~/links/data-file.txt ~/data-file.hard.lnk<br><br>
# Issue the '''ls -i''' command to determine the i-node number for the file called '''~/data-file.hard.lnk'''<br><br>What do you notice about this file's ''i-node'' number?<br><br>
# Make certain Issue the following Linux command to check that you created those hard links: <br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">bash /home/murray.saul/scripts/week8-check-1</span><br><br>If you encounter errors, then view the feedback to make corrections, and then re-run the checking script. If you receive a congratulation message that there are currently located in your '''home''' directoryno errors, then proceed to the next section.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command to remove the '''~/links''' directory and its contents: <br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">rm -rf ~/links</span><br><br>
# Issue a Linux command to confirm that the '''~/links''' directory has been removed.<br><br>
