Symlinks vs Hardlinks
The cluster focuses on debates about using symbolic links (symlinks) and hard links for file management, highlighting their pros, cons, cross-filesystem limitations, and platform support as alternatives to duplication or other approaches.
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It's an interesting approach until you want to create a symlink.
Why not hardlinks instead of symlinks? This would make much more sense.
Umm, there's this thing called hard/soft links...
Hardlinks cannot link across partitions. Symlinks can. Therefore symlinks always work, so it is easier to use.
...and? What's wrong with simlinks?
Does it support symlinks? Because there is always stuff I want in two different places.
Don't worry, with the magic of symlinks anything is possible!
That would be a hard link, though they can't cross filesystem boundaries.
Symlinks don't work on all filesystems, so don't always work.
Why not use symlinks (on Linux, not sure of the equivalent on Windows)?