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Symlinks do that too even inevitably: no matter how you change the file, it changes at all links and you can't prevent it; systemd uses this feature when it cre
by GoblinSlayer 4y ago
Symlinks do that too even inevitably: no matter how you change the file, it changes at all links and you can't prevent it; systemd uses this feature when it creates dependency references (the linked dependency must never differ from the source, what hard links don't ensure).
- XorNot 4y agoThe difference is a symlink at least declares this explicitly. A hard link on the other hand looks and works like an independent file...but isn't one.