Linux-Hard-Soft-Links

1. Create a directory CS_link_test in /home
2. Cd CS_link_test
3. In CS_link_test folder create 3 files as File_A, File_B & File_C as:

• echo Banana > File_A
• echo Apple > File_B
• echo Orange > File_C What happens when above commands are executed Output: three files are created with respective text.

4. In CS_link_test create a new directory named as dirA
5. Mv File_C into dirA
6. See the inode numbers of individual files as

• ls -i File_A
• ls –i File_B
• ls –i File_C

7. Now create hardlink named as hl_FileA for File_A in and check the inode number for created hardlink. Is it same as inode number of File_A? if yes why?
8. What is the file type and permissions of created hard link?
9. Now create softlink for File_B named as sl_fileb and check the inode number for created softlink. Is it same as inode number of File_B? if yes why? If no why?
10. What is the file type and permissions of created soft link?
11. Append content of hl_FileA as “new Banana”. Does it affect content of File_A? If yes why ?
12. Append content of sl_FileB as “new Apple”. Does it affect content of File_B? If yes why ?
13. Unlink FileA from hl_FileA? what happened?
14. Similarly delete softlink sl_File_B from File_b.