Linux Chapter 6
What option for the ls command will display all files, including hidden files?
-a
The touch command can be used to do what?
-create new files -update the time stamp of existing files
Which option for the ls command when used in conjunction with the -l option will display human-readable sizes?
-h
Which option can be used with the rm command to prompt before deleting?
-i
Which options can be used to prevent cp from overwriting an existing file?
-n -i
What represents the top level directory?
/
The first character in a long listing (ls-l) indicates what?
If something is a file, directory, or symbolic link
The command rm-r will do what?
Remove a directory along any files or subdirectories
The double dot (..) can be used with the cd command to represent what?
The directory above the current working directory
The tilde ~ is used to represent what?
The users home directory
The rm command can delete multiple files at once. True or False?
True
True or False - When using the cp command, you must provide both a source and a destination?
True
True or False- The ls command color codes results by default?
True
The cd command by itself will take you to what directory?
Your home directory
Hidden files are files that begin with what character?
a period (.)
The double dot can be used to represent the directory..?
above the current directory
/etc/ppp - absolute or relative?
absolute
The command ls-S will sort files...
by size - largest to smallest
What command will allow you to change your current working directoy?
cd
Which commands can be used to access the home directory of the user "bob" while logged in as root?
cd /home/bob cd ~bob
The ls command without options or arguments...
lists the contents of the current directory
Which of the following commands will prevent any aliased options to the ls command?
ls
Which of the following commands can be used to rename a file?
mv
../../home/sysadmin - absolute or relative?
relative
sysadmin/Documents - absolute or relative?
relative
