Links, FHS and Search

Question 1

What command would you use to create a hard link for a file?

Answer 1

ln filename linkfilename

Question 2

Does the hardlink create an a identical document with a different inode or the same inode?

Answer 2

The hard link will have the same inode as the original file

Question 3

What command would you use to create a Symbolic Link

Answer 3

ln -s

ln -s filename newfilename

Question 4

Does the Symbolic Link create a link with the same inode as the original file.

Answer 4

It creates a link that has a different inode

Question 5

If the original file is moved what happens to the symbolic link?

Answer 5

It breaks, called a dangling symbolic link

Question 6

Will change to the original file also be made is a symbolic link and hardline?

Answer 6

yes

Question 7

Top level root directory

Answer 7

/

Question 8

Temporary files, writable by all users

Answer 8

tmp

Question 9

Binary (program files) needed to boot the system.

Answer 9

bin

Question 10

System binaries needed to boot the system. Used by root user.

Answer 10

sbin

Question 11

Files used to boot the system. Location of kernel files.

Answer 11

boot

Question 12

Device files that represent hardware

Answer 12

dev

Question 13

Configuration files

Answer 13

etc

Question 14

Holds home directories for all users except the root user.

Answer 14

home

Question 15

Home directory for the root user

Answer 15

root

Question 16

System libraries (like dll files)

Answer 16

lib

Question 17

Virtual filesystem that holds information on running processes.

Answer 17

proc

Question 18

___ and its subdirectories hold most system files and programs. System must not normally write into this hierarchy.

Answer 18

usr

Question 19

Binaries (programs) that are not needed to boot the system.

Answer 19

/usr/bin and /usr/sbin

Question 20

Area for local additions to the system files.

Answer 20

/usr/local

Question 21

Writable area used for data files, spools, caches and other types of changing data.

Answer 21

var

Question 22

System log directory

Answer 22

/var/log

Question 23

Abbreviation: lib

Answer 23

Library files. Used as shared code by programs (like dll files in Windows)

Question 24

Abbreviation: rc

Answer 24

Run commands. Some type of startup file.

Question 25

Abbreviation: bin

Answer 25

Binary program files.

Question 26

Abbreviation: spool

Answer 26

A directory of files waiting to be processed.

Question 27

Abbreviation: cache

Answer 27

A directory of files saved to speed up time consuming processes

Question 28

Abbreviation: include

Answer 28

Standard code included into other programs

Question 29

Abbreviation: man

Answer 29

Manual files.

Question 30

Abbreviation: lock

Answer 30

Lock files used to coordinate access to shared resources.

Question 31

What type of system is linux?

Answer 31

A unified system

Question 32

What does the find command search for?

Answer 32

It searches for meta data for files

Question 33

What does the grep command search for?

Answer 33

It searches for the contents of a file

Question 34

What are some options to use with find?

Answer 34

• name looks for name of a file or folder
• type looks for the type of file or folder
• size looks for a specified size of file or folder
• mtime specifies frame in which so search for file or folders