Linux Commands 5

What is the purpose of the ls command?

• List the contents of a directory

• Copy files and directories

• Remove files and directories

• Move or rename files and directories

Which command is used to define temporary aliases in the shell session?

• ls

• alias

• unalias

• pwd

What does the pwd command do?

• Print the working directory

• Change the directory

• Copy files and directories

• Remove files and directories

How do you copy a file using the cp command?

• cp file_to_copy.txt new_file.txt

• cp -r dir_to_copy/ new_copy_dir/

• cp file_to_copy.txt

• cp -r dir_to_copy/

Which command is used to remove files and directories?

• ls

• alias

• rm

• mv

What is the purpose of the mv command?

• List the contents of a directory

• Copy files and directories

• Remove files and directories

• Move or rename files and directories

How do you create a new folder using the mkdir command?

• mkdir images/

• mkdir -p movies/2004/

• mkdir

• mkdir -p movies/

What does the man command do?

• Print the working directory

• Change the directory

• Display the manual page of a command

• Create a new folder

What is the purpose of the touch command?

• Print the working directory

• Change the directory

• Modify file dates

• Create new empty files

How do you change the mode of a file using the chmod command?

• chmod +x script

• chmod

• chmod +x

• chmod script