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jas39
on Nov 15, 2024
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A mental model for Linux file, hard and soft links
I would recommend relative symlinks (ln -rs). Makes it easier to rename the homedir for example.
On a copy-on-write filesystem, linking may not have much utility vs. copying.
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On a copy-on-write filesystem, linking may not have much utility vs. copying.