Re: rm a hardlink

[Simon Garner]

From: "Dave Cost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Hi all,
>
> I have a doubt.
>
> If I have a file and a hardlink to it. If I remove the hardlink, do I
remove
> the file as well? I think I shouldn't (the hardlink's first inode is
> cleared) but I'm not sure..
>
> Ideas?
>
> Dave
>


You only remove the link. The file is not cleared (so to speak) until there
are 0 links to it.