[IPython-dev] symlinks vs. hard links for topic-oriented notebook directories

[Thomas Kluyver]

On 18 June 2015 at 09:44, Mark Voorhies <mark.voorhies at ucsf.edu> wrote:

> are there any pros/cons
> (with respect to git and/or IPython) to solving this problem by either
> symlinking or hard linking
> such notebooks to additional subdirectories?
>

git knows about symlinks and should be able to recreate them, but if you
want anyone to be able to clone your repository on Windows, it's best to
steer clear.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5917249/git-symlinks-in-windows

git does not know about hard links, so it will probably break them at some
point.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3729278/git-and-hard-links

Thomas
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