Multiple choice technology operating systems

Default link created by 'ln' command is ?

  1. Soft link

  2. Hard link

  3. Link

  4. None of the above

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B Correct answer
Explanation

By default, the 'ln' command creates a hard link, which points directly to the same inode on disk. A soft link (symbolic link) requires the '-s' flag. Hard links share the same data blocks, while soft links point to a path and can break if the target is moved.