Linux Module 3 Flashcards
A directory is a type of file. True or False?
True
Which command would a user type on the command line to find out what directory in the directory tree he is currently in?
pwd
Which of the following is an absolute pathname?
/home/resume
A special device file is used to:
Represent hardware devices such as hard disk drives and ports
If a user’s current directory is /home/mary/project1, which command could she use to move the etc directory directly under the root?
cd /etc
After typing the ls -a command, you notice that there is a file whose filename begins with a (.) dot. What does this mean?
It’s a hidden file.
After typing the ls -F command, you notice a filename that ends with an (*) asterisk character. What does this mean?
It is an executable file.
The vi editor can function in which two of the following modes?
Command and insert
The less command offers less functionality than the more command. True or False?
False
Which command searchers for and displays any text content of a binary fuke?
strings
How can a user switch from insert mode to command mode when using the vi editor?
Press the Esc key.
If ‘resume’ is the name of a file in the home directory off the root of the filesystem and your present working directory is home, what is the relative name for the file named resume?
resume
What will the following wild card regular expression return : file[ a-c ]
filea ,fileb, filec
What will typing q! at the : prompt in command mode do when using the vi editor?
quit without saving any changes
A user types in the command head/poems/mary. What will be displayed to the terminal screen?
The first 10 lines of the file mary
