A hard link is a directory entry that associates a name with a file or directory on the file-system, in effect creating an alias that may reside elsewhere on the file-system.
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Which hard link determines the file's actual location?
In my understanding a file, as I can see it in file explorer, is basically a hard link to the actual data. When I move this to another directory, the data is moved as well to that location. What happens with the actual data if I move a second hard…
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