Inodes Simplified Part 2 Hardlink and Soflink
Directory:
Special file that maps filename to inode.Directory cannot multiple files with same name mapped to multiple different inodes. Inode number for '/ ' aka root directory is always 2SoftLinks
Different inodes | Span across file system | Both files and directoriesHardLinks
Share Same inode | Do not Span across file system | Only files | Quicker than softlinks occupies less spacePrev
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