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Compare and contrast hard and soft links on Unix/Linux.

Give the advantages and disadvantages/limitations of hard and soft linking in Unix/Linux filesystem.


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Solution presents a well researched document giving 3-4 distinctive advantages and 3-4 limitations/disadvantages for each of the hard and the soft links.

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