Linux Test 2 Multiple choice
(Refer to the image) You still want to delete the directory even though it contains files. What command would you enter?
rm -r
The following files exist in the current directory. jan1 jan3 jan5 jan7 jan9 jan22 jan29 Which command would remove the files jan1 jan3 jan5 jan7?
rm jan[1-5]
Using the touch command on an existing file will update the file's
timestamp
By default, the command ls list files of the current directory. True-False.
true
True-False. The type command can be used to identify commands that are built into the shell.
true
the command ls . results in a list of files in the current directory.
true
Fix .
whereis
The _________ command shows the location of the real command.
which
In an expression (pattern) to search for text. The ___ character represents any character.
.
True-False: To find files which are larger than 1MB in size, the following command could be used. find / -size +1MB
True
The anchor character ______ is used to ensure that a pattern appears at the beginning of the line. (used with grep command)
^
The command: ls ???[1-3] would result in display all thesetouch filenames EXCEPT:
badone
The command cp -r:
copies the contents of a directory including any subdirectories and thier contents.
The command: grep "cre*" clowns.txt would display lines of text from the clowns.txt file that contained the words ______. Select 2.
creepy creating
Which character at the beginning of a long listing indicates a directory?
d
The command: echo d*n* would result in displaying all of the following filenames EXCEPT
doolittle
True-False. The following command will execute without error. mv file1
false
What information is displayed using the command; ls -l
file contents
The __________ command can be used to search for files in the filesystem. Unlike the locate command which searches only for files based on filename, this command offers options that allow for searching for files owned by a user or files modified less than 3 days ago.
find
The command: ls *down is entered. Which of the following filenames would the pattern result in displaying? (select all that are correct). Could be all answers.
hoedown slapdown throwdown touchdown
The _______________ command is useful for searching for a file within the file system. The command uses a database.
locate
The user is in their home directory. What was entered at the command prompt to create the output displayed.
ls . test
To copy the contents of a directory, use the following options for the cp command (choose two).
-r -R
Which of the following is NOT used for globbing?
#
The anchor character ______ is used to ensure that a pattern appears at the end of the line.
$
Which option for the rm command will cause it to prompt before deleting files?
-i
What option should be used with the mkdir command to create the parent directories for any child directories about to be created?
-p
The command: echo D?* will search for
All files with names beginning with D and having at least one more character.
By default, what does the cp command preserve from the original file? Example of copy command: cp test.txt exam.txt
The contents
The ls-l command output will NOT show:
File contents
Which the two lines of text would display as a result of the command: grep [1-9]* quotesofteens.txt
Her text said "no eating b4 lunch" Wait one minute", she said.