Assume that there are two different filesystems as /abc and
/xyz.
There is a file A under filesystem /abc which has to be
linked to filesystem /xyz.
Which link will you use - soft link or hard link? why?



Assume that there are two different filesystems as /abc and /xyz. There is a file A under filesyst..

Answer / shrimant

Soft link (Symbolic link)

We use hard link to link file into the same filesystem and
soft link for different filesystem

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