NetAcad Chapter 5 Exam Questions - 'Getting Help'

The following sections commonly appear on a man page: (choose three) -DESCRIPTION -LICENSE -SYNOPSIS -NAME

-DESCRIPTION -SYNOPSIS -NAME

What is the standard option to provide a command line program to view its documentation? - -help - -info - -doc - -h

-help

Which two pager commands are used by the man command to control movement within the document? (choose two) -less -grep -more -page

-less -more

Which option for the man command should you use if you intend to send the output of the command to a printer? - -T - -text - -t - -m

-t

To start searching a man page, the first key you press is: - s - ! - / - f

/

The directory where additional documentation for software packages most likely can be found is: - /usr/share/doc - /usr/software/doc - /var/lib/doc - /var/share/doc

/usr/share/doc

To get help on using the info command, execute: (choose two) - info -q - info info - man info - help info

- info info - man info

To search the man page sections for the keyword example, which of the following command lines could you execute? (choose two) - man -f example - man -k example - whatis example - apropos example

- man -k example - apropos example

Commands typically executed by a user are covered in what section of the manual? -5 -1 -2 -3

1

To go to the end of an info page, press: - N - END - ] - n

END

The whatis command is the same as man -w. (True or False)

False

Section 5 of the manual pages covers: -User commands -Games -File Formats -System administration commands

File Formats

What key should be used while working in the man command if you want to go to the end of the document? - g - e - G - goto

G

After performing a search, you can use the ____ key to return to a previously found match: - N - U - n - D

N

If you are reading the synopsis of a command from a man page, then items in square brackets are: -Optional -Comments -Required options -Required arguments

Optional

To move a page forward one at a time while viewing a man page, press the following: -Spacebar -m -Enter -a

Spacebar

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. -The man page is a long detailed reference; the info page is very terse. -There is very little difference between them. -The man page is like a guide; the info page is a more concise reference.

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 items it separates can be used together

The items it separates cannot be used together.

The command man -k is the same as the command apropos. (True or False)

True

To get help while using the info command, press: - g - z - a - h

h

To go to the next match of a search on a man page, press: - N - ] - } - n

n

In order to exit viewing a man page, press: - y - Z - x - q

q

To exit the info page, press: - X - x - q - z

q

In order to search an info page, the first key to press is: (choose one) - f - t - s - g

s