Midterm exam meerkeuze Flashcards
To go to the end of an info page, press:
END n N ]
END
To go to the next match of a search on a man page, press:
] n N }
n
When interpreting the SYNOPSIS of a command found on a man page, the “|” means:
The items it separates can be used together The items it separates cannot be used together
The items it separates cannot be used together
After performing a search, you can use the ____ key to return to a previously found match:
n N D U
N
To move a page forward one at a time while viewing a man page, press the following:
Spacebar m a Enter
Spacebar
The ls command without options or arguments…
…lists the contents of the current directory. …prompts for a directory to list. …lists the contents of a user’s home directory. …generates an error as this command requires arguments.
…lists the contents of the current directory.
Which option can be used with the rm command to prompt before deleting?
I -i -P A
-i
The rm command can delete multiple files at once.
True or False?
True False
True
Which of the following commands can be used to rename a file?
name rn mv cp
mv
The touch command can be used to:
(choose two)
Update the time stamp of existing files Create new files Change a file’s name Change ownership of a file
Update the time stamp of existing files
Create new files
You try to compress a file that is already compressed. Which of the following statements is true?
The file will not be compressed any further than it already was The file changed while you were compressing it The file will actually be uncompressed The compression algorithm needs to be set to the “currently compressed” mode for it to be compressed further The file will be deleted
The file will not be compressed any further than it already was
Which of the following commands can be used to compress a file?
(choose three)
bunzip2
zip
bzip2
cat
gzip
zip
bzip2
gzip
The three main modes of tar are:
(choose three)
Extract
Copy
Compress
List
Create
Extract
List
Create
In the command tar –czf foo.tar.gz bar, what is the purpose of the f flag?
Tells tar to copy only files, and not directories Tells tar to read from the file that follows the flag Tells tar to print the name of each file as it is processed Specifies extra compression is to be used Tells tar to write to the file that follows the flag
Tells tar to write to the file that follows the flag
Which two commands do the same thing?
(choose two)
tar –xzf foo.tar.gz
tar –x foo | gzip
tar –c foo | gzip > foo.tar.gz
tar –tzf foo.tar.gz
tar –czf foo.tar.gz foo
tar –c foo | gzip > foo.tar.gz
tar –czf foo.tar.gz foo
Which option for the wc command will print the total number of words in a file?
- l - L - w - C
-w
