Hi all!
I'd like to know the differences between hard links and soft links. I've already read the ln manpage, but i'm not quite sure of what i understood.
Does a hard link sort of copy the file to a new name, give it the same inode number and same rights?
What exactly should I do to do this:... (3 Replies)
Someone asked me a question today about the difference between a hard link and a soft link. That got me thinking and maybe someone can answer.
Why would I ever use a hard link if I can use a soft link instead? (2 Replies)
hello folks
how y'all doin
well i have some questions about symbolic link and hard link
hope some one answer me
i open terminal and join as root
and i wrote ln -s blah blah
then i wrote ls
i see red file called blah blah
but didn't understand what is this can some one explain and... (2 Replies)
Hello,
In unix, the normal user can't create a hardlink for a directory. why..?
Is there any difference between creating a hard link for a file and directory?
The super user can create a hard link for directories.
Why we cannot create and super user can create.?
Please, can anyone help... (1 Reply)
Hi
PLease let me know the usage of Hard Link vs Soft Link
i.e what is the basic difference and what happens when one file is changed or deleted in both the cases???
thanks (3 Replies)
Hi Experts,
Please help me out to find out difference between a hard link and a soft link.
I am new in unix plz help me with some example commands ( for creating such links).
Regards
S.Kamakshi :) (2 Replies)
Hello,
Please move this if I chose the wrong forum category. This question pertains to Unix and Linux I believe. I google the difference between hard and symbolic/soft links and I understand the difference. What I am trying to find is a real example of a hard link being used in a Operating... (11 Replies)
Is it possible to Hard link a directory? Some people on google say it is possible and some say it is not possible. I haven't seen a working solution though. (3 Replies)
How can I create a hard link to a file, then rename the hard link to a different name? (2 Replies)
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cfourcc
cfourcc(1) User Commands cfourcc(1)NAME
cfourcc - tool for changing FourCC in Microsoft RIFF AVI files
SYNOPSIS
cfourcc [-i] <file.avi>
cfourcc -u <CODE> <file.avi>
OPTIONS -h Show summary of options.
-d CODE
Sets FOURCC codec decription string.
-f Force changing FOURCC on unsupported file
-i Display FOURCC information (default).
-u CODE
Set FOURCC codec.
None.
DESCRIPTION
Program identifies the codec used in AVI files (*.avi) and allows the user to change the FourCC description code (like fourcc-changer in
Windows). Useful for people working with Microsoft AVI file. A Linux clone of AviC fourcc changer tool.
EXAMPLES
Note that you only need to change the -u codec field most of the time and not touch the -d description:
cfourcc -u DIVX -d DIVX file.avi
ENVIRONMENT
None.
FILES
None.
SEE ALSO ffmpeg(1)mplayer(1)AUTHORS
cfourcc was written by Mohammad Hafiz bin Ismail aka "mypapit" <info@mypapit.net>.
This manual page was written by Jarno Elonen <elonen@debian.org>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others). Updated by Jari Aalto
<jari.aalto@cante.net>. Released under license GNU GPL v2 or (at your option) any later version. For more information about license, visit
<http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>.
cfourcc 2012-04-02 cfourcc(1)