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<H1><A NAME=SECTION005100000000000000000>3.10 Managing file links</A></H1>
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<A NAME=secmanagelinks> </A>
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<A NAME=3298> </A>
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Links allow you to give a single file multiple names. Files are
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actually identified to the system by their <b>inode number</b>, which is
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just the unique filesystem identifier for the file<A NAME=tex2html617 HREF="footnode.html#3371"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="foot_motif.gif"></A>. A directory is actually
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a listing of inode numbers with their corresponding filenames. Each
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filename in a directory is a <b>link</b> to a particular inode.
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<LI> <A NAME=tex2html3390 HREF="node130.html#SECTION005101000000000000000">3.10.1 Hard links</A>
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<LI> <A NAME=tex2html3391 HREF="node131.html#SECTION005102000000000000000">3.10.2 Symbolic links</A>
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<B> Next:</B> <A NAME=tex2html3387 HREF="node130.html">3.10.1 Hard links</A>
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<I>Matt Welsh <BR>
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mdw@sunsite.unc.edu</I>
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