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Hardlinks

Background about Hardlinks

Hardlinks (up to now used mainly on Unix like systems) are pointers (similar to shortcuts) to another file. They can have the same name as the file they point to (if they are not in the same directory) and, since they are essentially just a pointer, have the exact same file attributes.

Requirements

Hardlinks can only be created on the same logical drive where the original file relies.

Modifying a hardlink

If you modify the hardlink of a file you automatically modify the original file - and vice versa.

Deleting a hardlink

If you delete a hardlink then the original files remains since you are just deleting the pointer. If you delete the original file then the hardlink remains and "becomes" the original file. All hardlinks (including the file itself) will need to be deleted for the file to actually be deleted from the filesystem.