How to Delete a Hard Link in Linux

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Recently I created a link with the following:

sudo ln -n originalFileLocation

How do I delete a hard link?

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You can delete it with rm as usual: rm NameOfFile. Note that with hard links there is no distinction between "the original file" and "the link to the file": you just have two names for the same file, and deleting just one of the names will not delete the other.

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Ubuntu – Unable to delete recup_dir.1 folder

I found this on launchpad and it answered my question. Thanks for the hilp.

I am not completely sure where these files are coming from, but http://www.aypcservices.com/?p=5525 (middle part of the page) indicates that they might be reconstructed picture files from the PhotoRec program (part of the testdisk package).

It seems they have been created in a way that they are owend by 'root', and you do not have access rights to look at them. To overcome that restriction you can do the following:

Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal, or press ALT+F2, or press Ctrl+Alt+T) and in the window that opens enter "gksudo nautilus" (without the quotes). This will ask for your password and open a new file browser window with access rights as if logged in as root.

Now you should be able to browse all files.

Please use extreme caution when using this technique, because in that window the restrictions imposed on a 'normal user' (like: no rights to delete important system files) are temporarily overridden.

How to Delete a Folder in Ubuntu

Open terminal - Type this command and hit enter key

sudo gksu nautilus

Now, enter your password, After you can go to "opt" directory and delete it

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