The Full Stack Web Development - Concatenate Files Using Grunt

This tutorial covers the installation and use of Grunt, a task runner similar to Gulp. It guides through setting up Grunt CLI, creating a package.json file, and configuring Gruntfile.js to manage tasks. The video demonstrates installing plugins like concat for file concatenation and shows how to configure tasks for JavaScript and CSS files. It also explains setting up default tasks for automation, highlighting Grunt's flexibility with over 5000 plugins available.

What is the first step in setting up Grunt in a new project?

• Create a package.json file

• Install the concat plugin

• Write a Gruntfile.js

• Create a new folder and install Grunt CLI globally

Which command is used to create a package.json file?

• npm start

• npm create package

• npm init

• npm install package

How do you register a basic task in Grunt?

• grunt.createTask('taskName')

• grunt.registerTask('taskName', function() {})

• grunt.register('taskName')

• grunt.task('taskName')

What is the purpose of the 'concat' plugin in Grunt?

• To compile Sass files

• To concatenate multiple files into one

• To minify JavaScript files

• To lint JavaScript code

Which command is used to install the 'concat' plugin?

• npm install concat-plugin

• npm install grunt-concat

• npm install grunt-contrib-concat --save

• npm install grunt-contrib-concat --save-dev

What is the destination file for concatenated JavaScript files in the tutorial?

• dist/js/main.js

• dist/js/concat.js

• dist/js/app.bundle.js

• dist/js/app.js

How can you concatenate CSS files using Grunt?

• By using the 'css-concat' plugin

• By using the 'concat' plugin with CSS files

• By writing a custom Grunt task

• By using the 'css-min' plugin

What is the purpose of setting a default task in Grunt?

• To set a task that runs on startup

• To run a specific task without specifying its name

• To run all tasks automatically

• To create a backup of tasks

Which command is used to run the default task in Grunt?

• grunt start

• grunt default

• grunt run

• grunt

What change is made to the CSS file in the default task example?

• The color is changed to green

• The color is changed to blue

• The color is changed to red

• The color is changed to black