$3\mathrm{.}2$ File System Links

Imaging the following commands are run on a file system that supports hard and soft links.

echo $$file$>$ file

ln file file$2$

echo $$file$2>>$ file$2$

mv file file$3$

echo $$file$3>>$ file$3$

Q$1$: What output will you see if you run $`$cat file$2?$

a$)$ file$2$

b$)$ file

file$2$

c$)$ file

file$2$

file$3$

d$)$ file$2$: No such file or directory

e$)$ None of the above.

Q$2$: What output will you see if you run $`$cat file$3?$

a$)$ file$2$

b$)$ file

file$2$

c$)$ file

file$2$

file$3$

d$)$ file$2$: No such file or directory

e$)$ None of the above

Imaging the following commands are run on a file system that supports hard and soft links.

echo $$bar$>$ bar

ln $-$s bar bar$2$

echo $$bar$2>>$ bar$2$

mv bar bar$3$

echo $$bar$3>>$ bar$3$

Q$1$: What output will you see if you run $`$cat bar$2?$

a$)$ bar$2$

b$)$ bar

bar$2$

c$)$ bar

bar$2$

bar$3$

d$)$ bar$2$: No such file or directory

e$)$ None of the above.

Q$2$: what output will you see if you run $$cat bar$3?$

a$)$ bar$2$

b$)$ bar

bar$2$

c$)$ bar

bar$2$

bar$3$

d$)$ bar$2$: No such file or directory

e$)$ None of the above