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You have read/write permission on an ordinary file foo. You have just run ln foo bar. What would happen if you ran rm foo?

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Question

You have read/write permission on an ordinary file foo. You have just run ln foo bar. What would happen if you ran rm foo?

Options

  • Afoo and bar would both be removed.
  • Bfoo would be removed whilebar would remain accessible.
  • Cfoo would be removed. bar would still exist but would be unusable.
  • DBoth foo and bar would remain accessible.
  • EYou would be asked whether bar should be removed.

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • B
    93% (25)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • E
    4% (1)

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#hard links#inode#rm command#reference counting

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