Finding the Link, the Hard Link
David Walker
dave at mudsite.com
Wed Mar 15 14:32:30 UTC 2006
OK, sorry for the sappy subject but oh well.
So I am having a question and problem. What I am doing is writing a
script to parse over 2 loop file systems, and check for changes.
Simple, no? Well I thought so until I ran into the HardLink. This
would be able to be ignored and just put 2 copies of the file in the
loop filesystem, however we are pressed for space and every 4k matters.
So I ask, is there a way to tell the difference between the real file,
and a hard link?
eg.
/etc/passwd and /etc/passwd.hl
The .hl was made with ln, now how can I tell that it is, or was made
with ln, a hard link?
--
Dave
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