GNU cp: What's the difference between `--link` and `--reflink=always`?

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What's the difference between --link and --reflink=always? I use the following command as an mv substitute, and I am wondering if using --reflink is a better choice.

command gcp -r --link --archive --verbose "${opts[@]}" "$@"
# delete the sources manually

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Jun 16, 2021, 08:57 AM
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GNU cp: What's the difference between `--link` and `--reflink=always`?

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