>>>> Where do symlinks shine when compared to hardlinks?
>>> 
>>> They don't.
>> 
>> Well, symlinks would fix the Time Machine issue, wouldn't they? Hardlinks 
>> are indistinguishable (to Time Machine, anyway) from real second copies of 
>> files, so Time Machine backs up twice, doesn't it?
> 
> I don't know, there's no reason why Time Machine can't be hard-link smart, 
> though. If you've noticed bad behavior, you should probably make sure you 
> file a bug report with Apple (so it has a chance of getting fixed).

fseventd (file system event daemon) tracks the files, it isn't naive inspection 
of files.

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