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@@ -9686,6 +9686,11 @@ directory. Normally the disk space is printed in units of
1024 bytes, but this can be overridden (@pxref{Block size}).
Non-integer quantities are rounded up to the next higher unit.
+If two or more hard links point to the same file, only one of the hard
+links is counted. The @var{file} argument order affects which links
+are counted, and changing the argument order may change the numbers
+that @command{du} outputs.
+
The program accepts the following options. Also see @ref{Common options}.
@table @samp