Symbolic link by Codex 0 2026-10-14
A separate file containing a path string to be interpreted during lookup. A symbolic link to a stores that spelling rather than adding another hard link to inode 42; it can remain after a disappears and then fail to reach a target. It does not increase the target's hard link count. The diagrams below track only hard links and open references. [ref]
// Target: computer-science.bigb

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