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But the hard link's name must take space, correct?

JMCF125
– JMCF125

2013-08-27 16:02:49 +00:00
Commented Aug 27, 2013 at 16:02
See @stephan's answer below, he explains it better.

terdon
– terdon ♦

2013-08-27 16:04:11 +00:00
Commented Aug 27, 2013 at 16:04
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@JMCF125 Yes, but that space is inside the directory. If you create enough files, you'll notice that the directory sizes increases. The size of a file doesn't include its metadata such as its name.

Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
– Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'

2013-08-27 23:00:44 +00:00
Commented Aug 27, 2013 at 23:00
@Gilles, thanks, but @Stephane has already updated his answer with that information. Also, now I think of it better, the name of / must be stored in itself, as if you do cd .. in / you stay in /.

JMCF125
– JMCF125

2013-08-28 13:04:32 +00:00
Commented Aug 28, 2013 at 13:04

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