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Question #: 8
Topic #: 1
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Consider the following output from the command ls -i:

How would a new file named c.txt be created with the same inode number as a.txt (Inode 525385)?

  • A. ln -h a.txt c.txt
  • B. ln c.txt a.txt
  • C. ln a.txt c.txt
  • D. ln -f c.txt a.txt
  • E. ln -i 525385 c.txt
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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️
by klever at Oct. 10, 2022, 5:37 p.m.

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klever
Highly Voted 2 years, 6 months ago
C is correct because only ln is used without any options creating a hardlink which has the same inode number as the original file
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Matt2914
Most Recent 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Selected Answer: C
because it actually creates nothing but add another entry to file directory system points to the same inode.
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abc555555555
5 months ago
Selected Answer: C
it's C
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dpereiro4481
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: C
-h is not valid argument for ln command. The true answer is C
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hung456a
1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: C
I tested in linux ubuntu Answer C is correct
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1e3732d
1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: C
ln <source> <link> creates hard links (symbolic require the -s parameter), which share the same inode as the source file.
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mrfstop
1 year, 2 months ago
Bard says C
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slacked4222
1 year, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: A
Gpt and bard says A
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dpereiro4481
10 months, 3 weeks ago
But says the wrong answer, -h is not valid argument for ln command. The true answer is C
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prometeu
1 year, 9 months ago
No one. For create b.txt with same inode must the command : "ln a.txt b.txt"
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