Method of graphical display of hierarchical hardlinks to...

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2011-02-22

2011-02-22

Bonshock, Dennis (Department: 2173)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Operator interface

On-screen workspace or object

C715S853000, C715S847000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07895535

ABSTRACT:
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for graphical display of hierarchical hardlinks to files in a file system that includes identifying multiple hardlinks for a file and displaying relationships among the multiple hardlinks and the file. Some embodiments also include a hardlink comprising a link to a file directly mapping the file into a namespace. Graphical display of hierarchical hardlinks to files in a file system also includes providing a list of hardlinks to the file and providing in the file a pointer to the list. Some embodiments also include deleting the file having multiple hardlinks, renaming the hardlinks to the file, and displaying the pathnames of the hardlinks to the file.

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