Linux ch. 6 exam
What is the standard option to provide a command line program to view its documentation?
-help
To start searching a man page, the first key you press is:
/
The directory where additional documentation for software packages most likely can be found is:
/usr/share/doc
The _____ command is normally executed daily to update the database of all files that are on the system.
updatedb
The _____ command is normally executed to search for a command or man page.
whereis
Commands typically executed by a user are covered in what section of the manual?
1
The whatis command is the same as man -w.
False
The whatis command will only return the first result for which section a man page is stored in. True or False?
False
Section 5 of the manual pages covers:
File Formats
Section 9 of man pages relates to what?
Kernel Routines
The following sections commonly appear on a man page: (choose three)
NAME DESCRIPTION SYNOPSIS
If you are reading the synopsis of a command from a man page, then items in square brackets are:
Optional
To exit the info page, press
Q
To get help while using the info command, press:
Shift+H
The statement that describes the difference between a man page and an info page is:
The info page is like a guide, a man page is a more concise reference.
When interpreting the SYNOPSIS of a command found on a man page, the "|" means:
The items it separates cannot be used together
The command man -k is the same as the command apropos.True or False?
True
The info command merges all available documentation into a single "book". True or False?
True
The man command searches each of the sections in order until it finds a match.True or False?
True
Which two pager commands are used by the man command to control movement within the document? (choose two)
less more
The _____ command can be used to find any file, not just commands or man pages.
locate
To search the man page sections for the keyword example, which of the following command lines could you execute? (choose two)
man -k example apropos example
To get help on using the info command, execute: (choose two)
man info info info
In order to exit viewing a man page, press:
q
