Linux Commands Review Week 6

What command creates a directory structure all the way to the last directory in the hierarchy: ex. /home/tator/Documents/Midterm/Ch1/

• mkdir -p

• cd -Pa

• mkdir -al

• chd -A

What command will run a $program as the root user.....if you have been given permissions?

• su $program

• sudo $program

• root $program

• whoami $program

What command will allow you to look at the users on a system; regardless of whether or not they are logged on.

• w

• man users

• less /etc/passwd

• more /etc/users

What command will show you where you are currently located?

• pts

• tty

• cd

• pwd

What key combination allows you to switch to the virtual consoles on tty1-6?

• Ctrl, Shift, Left/Right Arrow

• Ctrl, Alt, Up/Down Arrow

• Ctrl, Alt, F1 - F6

• Alt, 1-6

Which command will NOT let you see the contents of a file?

• less

• vim

• nano

• file

What command modifier will output the results to a text file?

• >

• |

• <

• ;

What command modifier will append standard error to a text file?

• 1>>

• 3>>

• 2>>

• &>

What command will show you the system's name?

• hostnamectl

• whoami

• cat

• head

What file can be read with commands like less or cat to see what distribution you are running on?

• /root/distro

• /etc/os-release

• /var/running

• /proc/release