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I read that "1" is the number of hard links to the specific file, but what exactly are hard links?

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  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/185899/what-is-the-difference-between-a-symbolic-link-and-a-hard-link – costaparas Dec 22 '20 at 10:03
  • Does this answer your question? [What is the difference between a symbolic link and a hard link?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/185899/what-is-the-difference-between-a-symbolic-link-and-a-hard-link) – costaparas Dec 22 '20 at 10:03
  • no of links a file has that number signifies that – Jatin Mehrotra Dec 22 '20 at 10:07

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In computing, a hard link is a directory entry that associates a name with a file on a file system. All directory-based file systems must have at least one hard link giving the original name for each file. The term “hard link” is usually only used in file systems that allow more than one hard link for the same file.

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    Though this provides an answer, its best to provide context and in particular, since this is a quote, its very important to provide a link to the original source (presumably Wikipedia in this case). – costaparas Dec 23 '20 at 06:47