Quiz 3 - CH 4 and CH 5

The rmdir command automatically removes a directory and all of its subdirectories and files.

• True

• False

You can use wildcard metacharacters with the find command.

• True

• False

Shell scripts do not require the execute permission in order to be run the same way binary programs are run.​

• True

• False

The database for the locate command can be updated manually by using the updatedb command.

• True

• False

The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard specifies what directory as containing the Linux kernel and the boot loader configuration files?

• /load

• /bin

• /boot

• /mnt

The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard specifies what directory as the root user's home directory?

• /bin

• /home/root

• /boot

• /root

What command can be used to copy files?

• copy

• mv

• cp

• cpy

What command below takes a list of arguments specifying the absolute or relative pathnames of files to remove?

• del

• rm

• remove

• delete

Select the command below that utilizes a premade database that contains a list of all the files on a system:

• search

• id

• find

• locate

The contents of a certain variable in memory can be viewed using which metacharacter below in combination with the echo command?

• $

• *

• &

• #