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no, there aren't, or certainly not in any sense that
unix might have used the term.  that's part of the confusion.
the file server provides a strict tree.  full stop.
there are no links there.  (there aren't even any i-nodes or files distinct from directory entries.)
the (non-persistent) mount table provides a way to
alias, although that's not its only function,
but it really does resemble the unix mount table
more than any form of hard/symbolic/firm/weak link,
except that it can be per-process.


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forsyth@vitanuova.com writes:

> i think part of the confusion is caused by someone
> not realising that there is no link(2) on Plan 9.

No, but there are links.
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