104.7 Find system files and place files in the correct location

Question 1

What is the name of the organization that suggests how data is to be organized in a file system?

Answer 1

The FHS (the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard)

Question 2

What are the FHS guidelines regarding file systems?

Answer 2

• Inverted tree
• Case sensitive
• Paths are separated by /
• File/folder names starting with a dot are hidden
• A single dot in a folder refers to the current folder
• Double dots refers to the parent directory

Question 3

What is a disadvantage of the #locate command compared to #find?

Answer 3

locate uses a local db and needs to be updated periodically.

Question 4

What is the name of the configuration file that has the setting for the #updatedb command for the #locate functionality?

Answer 4

/etc/updatedb.conf

Question 5

What is the command to update the #locate database?

Answer 5

sudo updatedb

Question 6

What is the command that searches a local database of files and folders looking for items that match the search criteria?

Answer 6

locate