Workbook 1 Chap 4 Running Commands

Question 1

What does the first word on a command line generally refer to? [24]

Answer 1

Command

Question 2

In the following command line

(i) identify
(ii) the switch(es)
(iii) the argument(s). [26]

[obamab@station obamab]$ ls -s -w 40 -r /usr

Answer 2

(i) ls
(ii) -s -w -r
(iii) 40

Question 3

What long command line switch can be used with most commands to obtain help?

Answer 3

– help

Question 4

What two short command line switches can be used with most commands to obtain help?

Answer 4

-h