(It's always a good idea to stop the torrent before you go on).įirst move RealTorrentFile to /SymlinkedDirectory and rename it as you like: mv -i /Directory/RealTorrentFile /SymlinkedDirectory/ChangedNameTorrentFileOrAnyOtherName You want to move RealTorrentFile from /Directory to /SymlinkedDirectory. You have two directories named /Directory/RealTorrentFile and /SymlinkedDirectory. So the thing that you are looking for are soft links. This is the reason why soft links can be broken: they can point to a file that doesn't exist (anymore). So the original file is still the unique original file but there is another file that points to it. But unlike hard links they are pointing not to the "content part" of the file but to the entry point. They can be set to directories and even other partitions/hard drives! These are files with one purpose: Pointing to another file. Soft links are also called symbolic links or sym-links. There are sometimes situations where you have to use those but they have some disadvantages that soft links don't have. And hard-links can't be set to directories. This is the reason why there is no "original file" anymore they both are the same file. So two files in your file explorer point to the exact same location on your disk. A hard link is just another second part: The content stays always the same but you have two entry points. This is the reason why hard links can only be set inside one partition/hard drive.Īs explained above a file consists of two parts. This only works inside one file system: There is no chance of having the second part pointing to another hard drive/partition or anything similar. (example: this is anyhow like an URL: a piece of information that points to the real content) So this part is something like an entry-point to the actual file, which is anywhere else on your disk. This part does not hold any content but the location of the content on the disk. The other part is what you can see with any file explorer.On part holds the actual content of the file.Usually (depending on disk format) a file consists of two parts: Ok, as you seem to have some trouble understanding links I'll start with a quick explanation:
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