>copy and paste in linux is symlink

>>57594431
but what if you change the original file symlink'd to then

>>57594431
No, "Create a shortcut" is comparable to symlink.

Copy-paste is $cp, creating shortcuts is $ln -s

>>57594481
why doesn't linux have to defrag? is every file just perfectly packed in to save maximum space somehow

>>57594507
If you were running the NTFS file system you'd have to defrag.

Modern filesystems are designed to prevent fragmentation

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>>57594556
>NT File System file system

>>57594594
my bad

>>57594507
*nix buffers file transfers and creation so that there's always "extra space" in order to avoid fragmentation. You can still defrag, it just has less of an effect. NTFS doesn't buffer file transfers with empty space and just transfers the file alone. You don't actually have to worry about defrag in NTFS either though. Between increased disk size, increased hard-drive read speed, and the fact that NTFS can defrag itself automatically over time, there's no reason to do it yourself.

>>57594594
shut the fuck up, everyone has said "ATM machine" at least once in their life

>>57595105
Cheque and mate.

>>57595120
Chequem8