After successfully creating a hard link called bar to the ordinary file foo, foo is deleted from the filesystem. Which of the following describes the resulting situation?
A) foo and bar would both be removed.
B) foo would be removed while bar would remain accessible.
C) foo would be removed. bar would still exist but would be unusable.
D) Both foo and bar would remain accessible.
E) The user is prompted whether bar should be removed, too.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A hard link points to the same inode as the original file, so deleting the original file (foo) does not affect the hard link (bar), which remains accessible.

After Successfully Creating a Hard Link Called Bar to the Ordinary