Class 8 Quiz

Question 1

What is a startup file?

Answer 1

a text file containing Unix commands that are run just before the shell gives you a prompt

Question 2

Where are startup files located?

Answer 2

in your home directory

Question 3

If you entered the following at the command line, where would you be?
cd ~

Answer 3

your home directory

Question 4

If you entered the following at the command line, where would you be?
cd ~ghoffman

Answer 4

in the home directory of ghoffman

Question 5

What does the . (dot) in your current directory mean?

Answer 5

your current directory

Question 6

What does the .. (dot dot) in your current directory mean?

Answer 6

the parent directory of your current directory

Question 7

What is a path?

Answer 7

the list of directories you must go through to get from one directory to another

Question 8

What directory is the starting point for an absolute path?

Answer 8

the root directory

Question 9

What directory is the starting point for a relative path?

Answer 9

the current directory

Question 10

What character is used to separate directory and filenames in a path?

Answer 10

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