Use symbolic linker to create hard link?

[DHW47GitHub]

symbolic linker is great for creating soft links. However I need to create hard links. Is there a change I can make to have symbolic linker create hard links?

[nickzman]

Yes. Are you able to check out and build the project with Xcode?

[DHW47GitHub]

Sorry, I’m only vaguely familiar with Xcode. I wanted to create a hard link to a folder, but further research has enlightened me that creating a hard link to a folder is not possible. I wanted to be able to create a link that would follow the folder. I.e. if I moved the original file, the link would still connect to the folder. Thank you for your prompt reply. D On Nov 18, 2021, at 7:48 PM, Nick Zitzmann ***@***.******@***.***>> wrote: Yes. Are you able to check out and build the project with Xcode? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#17 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ARUUSRPO7F7MF7PRVNKF3ZDUMWNGPANCNFSM5IJ67YNQ>. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS<https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>.

[nickzman]

Oh, yeah, hard links to folders aren't allowed by the POSIX.1 standard. The HFS+ file system supports them anyway, but it's non-standard, and just about everyone using macOS has moved on to APFS.