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How to Create Softlink and Hardlink on Redhat 8

Create Softlink and Hardlink on Redhat 7/Redhat 8/Redhat 9/Centos 7/Centos 8 Hard links and soft links to make the multiple name points to same file. Soft link: Soft link is also known as symbolic link or short pointer. By use of Soft link main file (regular file) link with multiple Soft link (non-regular files). With the help of soft link important files can be read from less privilege user id. In soft link main file (regular file) remain safe if soft link non-regular file delete but if main file (regular file) delete all other soft link non-regular files become unusable because it work as readable copy of main file. Soft link main file (regular file) and soft link non-regular files have different inode number, soft link non-regular files have also different permission as soft link main file (regular file) and the permission of soft link non-regular files is not change. Soft link allow link files between the directories and different file systems (mount points). The soft link in Lin...