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Question 1

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Answer 1

n the 1st form, create a link to TARGET with the name LINK_NAME. In the 2nd form, create a link to TARGET in the current directory. In the 3rd and 4th forms, create links to each TARGET in DIRECTORY. Create hard links by default, symbolic links with –symbolic.

Question 2

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–backup[=CONTROL]

-b

Answer 2

–backup[=CONTROL], Make a backup of each existing destination file.

CONTROL: none, off = Never make backups (even if –backup is given)

numbered, t = make numbered backups

existing, nil = numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise

simple, never = always make simple backups

-b, Like –backup with no arguments.

Question 3

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• d, -F, –directory
• f, –force
• i, –interactive
• L, –logical
• n, –no-dereference

Answer 3

• d, -F, –directory, Allow the superuser to attempt to hard link directories.
• f, –force
• i, –interactive
• L, –logical, Dereference TARGETs that are symbolic links.
• n, –no-dereference, Treat LINK_NAME as a normal file if it is a symbolic link to a directory.

Question 4

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• P, –physical
• r, –relative
• s, –symbolic
• S, –suffix=SUFFIX
• t, –target-directory=DIRECTORY
• T, –no-target-directory
• v, –verbose

Answer 4

• P, –physical, Make hard links directly to symbolic links.
• r, –relative, Creat symbolic links relative to link location.
• s, –symbolic, Make symbolic links instead of hard links.
• S, –suffix=SUFFIX, Override the usual backup suffix.
• t, –target-directory=DIRECTORY, Specify the DIRECTORY in which to create the links.
• T, –no-target-directory, Treat LINK_NAME as a normal file always.
• v, –verbose