Current BE-LFS (but w/ GCC 3.3.3) merged -> 6.0 branch

[linux_from_scratch.git] / FAQ-OBSOLETE / its-hardlink-not-copy.xml

<qandaentry id="its-hardlink-not-copy">
<question><para>/bin/foo is a copy of /bin/bar.</para></question>
<answer><para>Try "ls -i /bin/foo /bin/bar".
Are the inode numbers the same?
If so, they're not copies, they're hardlinked.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>