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→INVESTIGATION 1: LINKING FILES
# 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>You should notice that the hard linked file also contains the additional line(s) that you added to the <u>original</u> file.<br>This is very useful for backing up your files <u>without</u> using the '''cp''' command!<br><br>
# Use a text editor to edit the hard-linked file <span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">/home/murray.saul~/links/data-file.hard.lnk</span><br>and add some lines to the bottom of 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 happened to this hard-linked file?<br>What does this mean in terms of creating hard-linked files for back-ups?<br><br>
