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    A 1-byte file would typically take one block, not 8. Creating a hard link doesn't create an inode at all: one file is one inode no matter how many links there are to the file. Creating a hard link only requires space for the directory entry. Commented Feb 20, 2018 at 12:46
  • Thanks for the corrections, admittedly my memory re: studying ext2 in depth is now a little fuzzy. I was following the output of stat re: the block count - it did feel excessive but that's what's there. I'll correct the answer. Commented Feb 20, 2018 at 15:24
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    That's because 1 ext2 block = 8 stat blocks, if the ext2 filesystem uses 4kB blocks: stat counts in 512-byte blocks for historical reasons. See unix.stackexchange.com/questions/14409/… Commented Feb 20, 2018 at 16:10