Jul 20, 2011
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How do I find the original name of a hard link?
A customer asked, "Given a hardlink name, is it possible to get the original file name used to create it in the first place?" Recall that hard links create an alternate name for a file. Once that alternate name is created, there is no way to tell which is the original name and which is the new name. The new file does not have a "link back to the...