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Old 07-04-2007, 05:51 AM   #1
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Hard links Number and Directories

Hi all,

When issuing the ls -l command, it displays the number of hard links for each file. What does that number mean for directories?

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Old 07-04-2007, 07:43 AM   #2
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It show directory count under that directory.
 
Old 07-04-2007, 01:54 PM   #3
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More precisely, it still displays the number of hard links. There is nothing specific except the "." and ".." links are automatically created and creating links to directories is not allowed to users.
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