Basic Command Line Quiz

What command is used to list files and directories in the current working directory?

• ls

• cd

• pwd

• cat

Which command is used to change directories?

• mkdir

• cd

• ls

• touch

What does the command pwd do?

• Prints the password

• Pauses the terminal

• Prints the current working directory

• Changes the directory

Which command is used to create a new empty file?

• rm

• touch

• nano

• mkdir

How do you view the contents of a text file in the terminal?

• show

• open

• cat

• edit

What command would you use to remove a file?

• rm

• rmdir

• delete

• erase

What does the mkdir command do?

• Deletes a directory

• Lists hidden files

• Creates a new directory

• Moves files

How do you display a list of running processes?

• ls -p

• jobs

• ps

• proc

What does the chmod +x script.sh command do?

• Changes file ownership

• Makes script.sh executable

• Deletes script.sh

• Opens script.sh in Nano

Which command lets you install software on Ubuntu/Debian-based systems?

• yum install

• apt-get install

• rpm install

• dnf install