Linking Files - Linux
You'll be introduced to creating links in Linux and commands related to symbolic and hard links.
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- A _______ link uses one file to act as a pointer or shortcut to another file.
- A _______ link is two files sharing the same data.
- A filesystem contains three main structural sections. The _______ contains general information about the filesystem, such as the number of inodes, and the number and size of data blocks.
- A filesystem contains three main structural sections. The _______ consists of several inodes, each of which describes a file or directory including: unique inode numbers, file sizes, data block locations, last modified dates, permissions, and ownerships.
- A filesystem contains three main structural sections. The _______ hold(s) the data making up the file contents.
- ________ linked files share the same inode and inode number; therefore, they must reside on the same filesystem.
- ________ linked files don't share the same inode and inode number with the target file they're linked to.
- In ________ linked files, the data block contains a path name to the target file.
- Which command creates hard and symbolic links?
- To create a symbolic link when using the ln (link) command, you need to specify which option?
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