:PROPERTIES: :ID: 243fd907-11cc-44d1-8049-67dceeb0a808 :mtime: 20240525074122 :ctime: 20240525074118 :END: #+title: hardlink #+filetags: :public:operatingsystems:project: * Hardlink An instance of a file in a [[id:20f15992-42dc-44b7-987b-eb4788651255][directory]] is a hardlink - Reference counted in the [[id:ed51220f-42e4-4491-8307-714a26a01224][inode]] with file removed when reference count becomes zero - Directories cannot have more than one hardlink otherwise cycles might be created