Basic Unix Command Line Quiz
8 Questions
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A command line is sometimes referred to as a command screen and it is an interface used to type commands directly to a computer using a keyboard and not the mouse. Take the test below and see how much you understand the Unix command line and its uses. All the best!
Questions and Answers
- 1.How do you get help about the command cp?
- A.
Help cp
- B.
Man cp
- C.
Cp ?
- 2.How do you display a listing of file details such as date, size, and access permissions?
- A.
List all
- B.
Ls -full
- C.
Ls -l
- 3.How do you rename a file from new to old?
- A.
Mv new old
- B.
Cp new old
- C.
Rn new old
- 4.
- A.
Type myfile.txt
- B.
List myfile.txt
- C.
Less myfile.txt
- D.
Cat myfile.txt
- 5.How do you create a new directory called flower?
- A.
Newdir flower
- B.
Mkdir flower
- C.
Crdir flower
- 6.
- A.
Grep plasmodium *
- B.
Find plasmodium -all
- C.
Lookup plasmodium *
- 7.How do you print the first 15 lines of all files ending by .txt?
- A.
Print 15 .txt
- B.
Cat *.txt -length=15
- C.
Head -15 *.txt
- 8.Change the current directory to /usr/local/bin.
- A.
Mv /usr/local/bin
- B.
Cd /usr/local/bin
- C.
Setdir /usr/localbin
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