My understanding is while hard links are limited to the same file system they are updated when you move the file associated with the link. Symbolic don't auto update which can have its benifits too like if you want to delete a file and will replace it at a later time and don't want to break the link like a hard link would.
Matthias Johnson On Jul 8, 2010 10:19 PM, "Adam" <[email protected]> wrote: I understand the difference between hard links and symlinks, but don't (yet) see where anyone would want to use a hard link instead of a symlink. In what situations would a hard link be better or more appropriate? Thanks in advance for any clarification on this! Adam _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Aug 4 - Samba Sep 1 - BOINC Oct 6 - Creating Firefox Extensions
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