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Filesystem with copy on write hard links

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Study case:

An automatic backup system from all family members via OpenVPN.

A lot of files (especially photos) are common between family members.

So, with a script I replace identical files with hard links.

Then a problem arise: If a user change its file, file changes for all of users. Deletion of file is not a problem, nor rename. Only change of file contents.

So I want when a user changes its file which is a hard link, then hard link eliminated and a copy of original file created with applied changes.

Is this possible with any filesystem or any hack or feature?


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