Linux-1-Week 3

What command can be used for searching Files in Linux filesystems

• locate

• search

• df

• ls

What is the most commonly used shell for Linux distributions?

• CLI

• MobaXterm

• Bash

• ZSH

Which different sources of commands within the shell of the CLI exist?

• Internal Commands

• External Commands

• Aliases

• Functions

Can you use a blank space in a filename in Linux?

• Yes, but use a \ before the blank space

• No, not possible in Linux

• Yes, put single quotes around the filename (')

• Yes, put double quotes around the filename (")

How to get help about a command in Linux?

• Use 'man' before the command

• use 'info' before the command

• use 'help' before the command

• use 'howto' before the command

When using 'locate' to find a file, always ......

• use 'sudo' before the locate

• run 'updatedb' before the command as root

• run 'index' before the command as root

• switch to the root-user before the command

What command can be used to go to the home-dir of the current user

• cd

• cd ~

• cd home

• cd -h

what will happen when the command 'cd ~;cd ../..' will be entered?

• you get an error

• you will go to your home-directory

• you go to the root-directory

• nothing, you stay in the same directory

What is true?

• Absolute paths allow the user to specify the exact location of a directory

• Absolute paths always start at the root directory

• An absolute path starts with a /

• An absolute path starts with the name of a directory

What can you do with the . character in Linux?

• Go back to the previous directory (cd .)

• Go back to your home-directory (cd .)

• It always represents the current directory

• It represents the Root directory (/)