A file named data.txt has two hard links: /home/user/data.txt and /home/user/backup/data.txt. You run rm /home/user/data.txt. What is the result?

The file remains accessible via /home/user/backup/data.txt, and its link count decreases to 1.

The file is deleted, and /home/user/backup/data.txt still points to the same inode but the data is gone.

The file is deleted, and /home/user/backup/data.txt becomes a broken link.

The command fails because you cannot remove a file that has multiple hard links.

You need to provide access to a file that is stored on a separate NFS mount. The file is /mnt/nfs/data.txt, and you want users to access it as /home/user/data.txt. You also need the link to remain functional if the NFS mount is temporarily unavailable. Which approach best meets these requirements?

Create a hard link with ln /mnt/nfs/data.txt /home/user/data.txt

Copy the file with cp /mnt/nfs/data.txt /home/user/data.txt and set up a cron job to sync it

Use mount --bind /mnt/nfs/data.txt /home/user/data.txt

Create a symbolic link with ln -s /mnt/nfs/data.txt /home/user/data.txt

When viewing a directory with 'ls -l', how can you identify a symbolic link?

The file's link count is always greater than one.

The file type is indicated by a 'l' as the first character of the permissions string.

The file name ends with a tilde (~).

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712.5 Create and Change Hard and Symbolic Links (weight: 1) BSD-SPECIALIST Practice Questions (Page 4)

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16application · medium
A file named data.txt has two hard links: /home/user/data.txt and /home/user/backup/data.txt. You run rm /home/user/data.txt. What is the result?
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17expert · hard
You need to provide access to a file that is stored on a separate NFS mount. The file is /mnt/nfs/data.txt, and you want users to access it as /home/user/data.txt. You also need the link to remain functional if the NFS mount is temporarily unavailable. Which approach best meets these requirements?
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18application · medium
You have a symbolic link /tmp/current that points to /var/data/current.log. You want to remove the symbolic link but keep the target file intact. Which command should you run?
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19foundation · easy
When viewing a directory with 'ls -l', how can you identify a symbolic link?
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Questions 16–19

A file named data.txt has two hard links: /home/user/data.txt and /home/user/backup/data.txt. You run rm /home/user/data.txt. What is the result?

You need to provide access to a file that is stored on a separate NFS mount. The file is /mnt/nfs/data.txt, and you want users to access it as /home/user/data.txt. You also need the link to remain functional if the NFS mount is temporarily unavailable. Which approach best meets these requirements?

You have a symbolic link /tmp/current that points to /var/data/current.log. You want to remove the symbolic link but keep the target file intact. Which command should you run?

When viewing a directory with 'ls -l', how can you identify a symbolic link?

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