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Creating links z/OS UNIX System Services User's Guide SA23-2279-00 |
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A link is a new path name, or directory entry, for an existing file. The new directory entry can be in the same directory that holds the file or in a different directory. You can access the file under the old path name or the new one. After you have a link to a file, any changes you make to the file are evident when it is accessed under any other name. You might want to create a link:
You can use the ln command to create a hard link or a symbolic link. A file can have an unlimited number of links to it. |
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