Linux Base link File

Link file: Access different paths of the same file;

Hard Link: Multiple file paths pointing to the same inode;

Characteristics:

(1) The directory does not support hard links;

(2) Hard link cannot cross file system;

(3) Creating a hard link increases the inode reference count;

Create:

ln src link_file

Symbolic Link: Another file path pointing to a file path;

Characteristics:

(1) Symbolic links and documents are two separate files, each with their own inode; creating symbolic links to the original file does not increase the reference count;

(2) Support to create symbolic links to the directory, can cross the file system;

(3) Delete the symbolic link file does not affect the original file, but delete the original file, the path specified by the symbol does not exist, this will become invalid link;

Note: The size of the symbolic link file is the number of bytes of the path string of its specified file;

Create:

Ln-s src link_file

-v:verbose

Linux Base link File