Linux Crash Course for Beginners - 2023 - File Display Commands

Linux Crash Course for Beginners - 2023 - File Display Commands

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Information Technology (IT), Architecture

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The video tutorial covers various Linux commands used to view and manage file contents. It explains the use of 'cat' for displaying entire files, 'more' and 'less' for paginated viewing, and 'head' and 'tail' for viewing specific lines. The tutorial also demonstrates these commands on a Linux machine, highlighting the importance of root access for certain operations.

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1.

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3 mins • 1 pt

What command would you use to view the entire content of a file?

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2.

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3 mins • 1 pt

Explain how to view the last 10 lines of a file using the 'tail' command.

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3.

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3 mins • 1 pt

How can you become the root user to copy a file?

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4.

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3 mins • 1 pt

What information can you find in the 'messages' file?

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3 mins • 1 pt

How does the 'more' command differ from the 'less' command?

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3 mins • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the 'head' command?

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7.

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3 mins • 1 pt

What command would you use to view only the first line of a file?

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