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Old 03-31-2015
Rename link after creation
I'm using ln 'myfilepath' 'newlocationpath' to create a hard link to a file, but how can I rename the file afterwards?
# 2  
Old 03-31-2015
Try this:
Code:
oldpath=/myfilepath/
newpath=/new/location

ln -s "$oldpath" "$newpath"
mv "$newpath" "/even/newer/name"

Hope this helps
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Old 03-31-2015
A "hard link" creates another directory entry for the same, identical file, pointing to the same inode no. and thus inheriting all the meta data as datetime stamps, permissions, etc.
Renaming would just modify a text string in the directory entry. Do as you please.
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Old 03-31-2015
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Originally Posted by RudiC
A "hard link" creates another directory entry for the same, identical file, pointing to the same inode no. and thus inheriting all the meta data as datetime stamps, permissions, etc.
Renaming would just modify a text string in the directory entry. Do as you please.
Only if it's within the same file system, such that a rename() system call succeeds.

Otherwise using "mv" to rename a hard link will make a copy of the file and the two links will no longer point to the same file.
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Old 03-31-2015
Absolutely. Sorry, escaped my mind.
 
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