| It includes original content. |
It includes the original file location. |
| Hard links are faster as compared to soft links. |
Soft links are slower. |
| It shares similar inode numbers. |
It shares different inode numbers. |
| There is no relative path for hard links. |
Relative paths are used for soft links. |
| It didn’t link the directories. |
It links the directories. |
| Any change in this link reflects other files directly. |
Every change in this link reflects its hard link and the actual file directly. |
| It uses less memory. |
It uses more memory. |
