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Konstantin, I think the "inode number" reported by "ls -i" is a better way of ascertaining if two directory entries reference the same file or not. I am curious about why "ln" would copy a file if it gets EXDEV (if I remember that right -- Error: cross-device link). I certainly wouldn't want that to happen if I explicitly ask to link (not copy). Is that specified behavior for the Unix / Linux / POSIX way for the ln command? I see no mention of this behavior in the man page or the "ln --help" output. Randall Schulz Mountain View, CA USA At 04:48 2001-05-08, Konstantin Isakov wrote: >Monday, May 07, 2001, 10:48:40 AM, you wrote: > >GPH> Hi cygwinners, > >GPH> how is it exactly with hardlinks? > >GPH> I got a directory with some files (about 5000), >GPH> and i made hardlinks to all of them in another directory. > >GPH> If i examine now with win-explorer, i got i the first dir >GPH> about 17 MB and in the latter about 18 MB of files. > >GPH> Are they now twice at the disk or are they relly hardlinked? > >I think the most easiest way to find it out is to check drive's free space >amount before and after hardlinking ;) > >-- >Konstantin Isakov -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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