Question

What is the advantage of ln command over cp command?

Answer 1

CP :

1. CP stands for COPY.

2. This command is used to copy file or group of files or directory.

3. It creates an exact image of a file on a disk with a different file name.

4. CP command requires at least two files names in its arguments.

types :-

i(interactive): i stands for interactive copying.

with this option first, the system warns the user before overwriting the destination file.

-b(Backup):

->Using this command it will create a backup of destination file in the same folder with the different names and in a different format

--f(force):

->if the system is unable to open a file to write the data, then this command will you to write the data forcefully by deleting the destination file and then copying the file from source to destination.

LN:

1. It is standard command utility used to create a hard link or symbolic link to an existing file.

2. The use of hard link allows multiple filenames to be associated with the same file since a hard link points to the inode of a given file, the data which is stored on disk.

3. ln command by default creates a hard link.

4. Most of the operating system prevent hard links to the directory from being created since such a capability could disrupt the file structure.