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1.\" Copyright (c) 1992, 1993, 1994
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33.\" $FreeBSD: head/bin/ln/symlink.7 71606 2001-01-24 23:49:59Z jdp $
33.\" $FreeBSD: head/bin/ln/symlink.7 79526 2001-07-10 10:04:09Z ru $
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35.Dd March 31, 1994
36.Dt SYMLINK 7
34.\"
35.Dd March 31, 1994
36.Dt SYMLINK 7
37.Os BSD 4
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm symlink
40.Nd symbolic link handling
41.Sh SYMBOLIC LINK HANDLING
42Symbolic links are files that act as pointers to other files.
43To understand their behavior, you must first understand how hard links
44work.
45A hard link to a file is indistinguishable from the original file because

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38.Sh NAME
39.Nm symlink
40.Nd symbolic link handling
41.Sh SYMBOLIC LINK HANDLING
42Symbolic links are files that act as pointers to other files.
43To understand their behavior, you must first understand how hard links
44work.
45A hard link to a file is indistinguishable from the original file because

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