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A directory entry which maps a filename to an inode number. A file may have multiple names or hard links. The link count gives the number of names by which a file is accessible. Hard links do not allow multiple names for directories and do not allow multiple names in different filesystems.
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a connection between a filename and an inode number kept in a directory file
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a copy of a file's directory entry
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a direct link from the directory entry to the internal file data
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a directory entry associating the inode with the new file name, a links count is is incremented in the inode each time this occurs
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a directory entry for a file
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a directory entry that is associated with a file
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a directory entry that provides an alias to another file in the same filesystem
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a directory entry that provides an alternative name for an existing file
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a duplicate inode in the filesystem which is in every way equivalent to the original file inode
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a file system-level shortcut for a given file
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a file that is, for all intents and purposes, the file to which it is linked
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a link in the same filesystem with two i-node table entries pointing to the same physical contents (with the same i-node number because they point to the same data)
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a link made at inode level, that is at a filesystem level
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an additional name for a file
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an alternative name for a file
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an entry in the file system directory file that points to a particular inode
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an exact copy of a file
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an NTFS-based link to a given file
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a pointer to a file and is indistinguishable from the original directory entry
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a reference counting mechanism that allows a file to have multiple names within the same file system
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a reference to a file or directory that appears just like a file or directory, not a link
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a simple link that does not run through a script
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a Unix concept whereby a given file on disk can have any number of directory entries (i
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(n.) A directory entry that references a file on disk. More than one such directory entry can reference the same physical file.
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An entry in a directory that contains a pointer directly the the inode bearing the file's meta-data. All non-symlink directory entries are `` hard links.''
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A link intended primarily for SEO purposes, usually in small type at the bottom of an adult website and grouped with other hard links. While a small amount of traffic may come from a hard link, the purpose is for SEO and any traffic is a bonus.
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Two or more identical files linked.
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A mechanism that allows you to assign more than one name to a file. Both the new name and the file being linked must be in the same file system. See link.
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In a file system, an actual path to an existing object. A hard link is established by creating a directory entry. A hard link cannot cross file systems. Contrast with symbolic link.
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In computing, a hard link is a reference, or pointer, to physical data on a storage volume. On most file systems, all named files are hard links. The name associated with the file is simply a label that refers the operating system to the actual data.
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