On 03/11/18 09:24, Stephen Morris wrote: > I can't find the documentation any more, but I have found documentation on how to > use copy the create the target as a hard link or as a soft link. It is possible I > have incorrectly remembered what I had read, or it is possible over time that the > standard copy functionality has changed and now you have to explicitly specify that > you want that functionality. From "man cp" -l, --link hard link files instead of copying -s, --symbolic-link make symbolic links instead of copying [egreshko@meimei tmp]$ ll -i source 11574505 -rw-rw-r--. 1 egreshko egreshko 14 Mar 11 10:06 source [egreshko@meimei tmp]$ cp -s source source-s [egreshko@meimei tmp]$ ll -i source* 11574505 -rw-rw-r--. 1 egreshko egreshko 14 Mar 11 10:06 source 11573763 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 egreshko egreshko 6 Mar 11 10:07 source-s -> source [egreshko@meimei tmp]$ cp -l source source-h [egreshko@meimei tmp]$ ll -i source* 11574505 -rw-rw-r--. 2 egreshko egreshko 14 Mar 11 10:06 source 11574505 -rw-rw-r--. 2 egreshko egreshko 14 Mar 11 10:06 source-h 11573763 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 egreshko egreshko 6 Mar 11 10:07 source-s -> source So, this is probably what you're recalling -- I believe all research assistants should be paid for their time.
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