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However, even though I just spoke about the several benefits of hard links, I actually 
recommend symbolic links for most use cases. They can cross filesystems, can be 
linked to directories, and it's easier to determine from the output where they lead. If 
you move hard links around, you may forget where they were originally located or 
which file actually points to which. Sure, with a few commands you can find them 
and map them easily. But overall, symbolic links are more convenient in the long run. 
As long as you're mindful of recreating your symbolic link whenever you move the 
original file (and you use them only when you need to), you shouldn't have an issue.
Summary
In this chapter, we expanded our terminal kung-fu to another level and looked at 
concepts such as moving and copying files. We continued into a discussion of two 
popular text editors, Nano and Vim. Then, we took a dive into the subject of streams, 
and finished off the chapter with an understanding of the differences between 
symbolic and hard links, as well as how to create them.
In 
Chapter 6
, 
Boosting Your Command-Line Efficiency
, we'll dive a bit deeper into 
command-line tips and tricks, which will include a discussion on Bash history, 
writing basic scripts, and more.
Further reading
•  Vim Text Editor Tutorial Series: 
https://learnlinux.link/vim

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