Week 1

Question 1

What is ls -l?

Answer 1

A command that displays detailed information about each file and ditectory

Question 2

What is ls -al?

Answer 2

It is a command that shows all files, including hidden files and uses the long listing format (from -l)

Question 3

What does pwd do?

Answer 3

It displays the path for the current working directory

Question 4

What does the man command do?

Answer 4

It displays the manual for the command that follows it.

Question 5

What does rm * do?

Answer 5

It removes all files in a directory and ought to be used with caution