2.4 Finding Your Way - Creating, Moving, and Deleting Files

Question 1

Which of the following commands will create a new directory called Test in the /tmp folder?

A) mkdir /tmp/Test
B) newdir
C) dir /tmp/Test
D) mkdir ./tmp/Test

Answer 1

mkdir /tmp/Test

mkdir /tmp/Test will create a new directory called Test in the /tmp folder.

Question 2

Which of the following commands will delete the Test directory in the folder above the current working directory?

A) rm -r ../../Test
B) rm -r */Test
C) rm -r /Test
D) rm -r ../Test

Answer 2

rm -r ../Test

rm -r ../Test will delete the Test directory in the folder above the current working directory.

Question 3

Which of the following commands will move all files in the current directory that start with file_ to /tmp?

A) mv file_. /tmp
B) mv file_? /tmp
C) mv file_ /tmp
D) mv file_* /tmp

Answer 3

mv file_* /tmp

Question 4

What command will copy the directory testdir_1 to testdir_2?

Answer 4

cp -r testdir_1 testdir_2

Question 5

What command will remove the directory testdir_1?

Answer 5

rm -r testdir_1

Question 6

What command will copy the file testfile_1 to testfile_2?

Answer 6

cp testfile_1 testfile_2

Question 7

What command will remove the file testfile_1?

Answer 7

rm testfile_1

Question 8

What wildcard will match any single character?

Answer 8

?

ex: ls ????4 will return the output of any file that is 4 characters long and that ends in the number 4.

Question 9

What wildcard will match any number character(s)?

Answer 9

Asterik symbol
ex: ls *4 will return the output of any number of characters long ending in the number 4.