Chapter 5 Exams Flashcards
1
Q
Which answer displays output to a terminal and ignores all errors?
A
&>file
B
2> &>file
C
2>/dev/null
D
1>/dev/null
A
C
2>/dev/null
2
Q
Which answer sends output to a file and sends errors to a different file?
A
>file 2>file2
B
>file 1>file2
C
>file &2>file2
D
| tee file
A
A
>file 2>file2
3
Q
Which answer sends both output and errors to a file, creating it or overwriting its contents?
A
| tee file
B
2 &>file
C
1 &>file
D
&>file
A
D
&>file
4
Q
Which answer sends output and errors to the same file ensuring existing file content is preserved?
A
>file 2>file2
B
&>file
C
»file 2>&1
D
»file 1>&1
A
C
|»_space;file 2>&1
5
Q
Which answer discards all messages normally sent to the terminal?
A
>file 2>file2
B
&>/dev/null
C
&>/dev/null 2>file
D
&>file
A
B
&>/dev/null
