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Linux Manual Pages Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the standard option to provide a command line program to view its documentation?

a)

-h

b)

--help

c)

--info

d)

--doc

2.

The command man​ -k is the same as the command apropos.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The whatis command is the same as man -w.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The directory where additional documentation for software packages most likely can be found is:

a)

/usr/share/doc

b)

/var/share/doc

c)

/var/lib/doc

d)

/usr/software/doc

5.

Which two pager commands are used by the man command to control movement within the document?

a)

page

b)

more

c)

less

d)

grep

6.

Commands typically executed by a user are covered in what section of the manual?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

3

d)

1

7.

To search the man page sections for the keyword example, which of the following command lines could you execute?

a)

man -k example

b)

apropos example

c)

man -f example

d)

whatis example

8.

The statement that describes the difference between a man page and an info page is:

a)

The info page is like a guide; a man page is a more concise reference.

b)

The man page is like a guide; the info page is a more concise reference.

c)

There is very little difference between them.

d)

The man page is a long detailed reference; the info page is very terse.

9.

If you are reading the synopsis of a command from a man page, then items in square [] brackets are:

a)

Optional

b)

Comments

c)

Required options

d)

Required arguments

10.

The following sections commonly appear on a man page:

a)

SYNOPSIS

b)

DESCRIPTION

c)

NAME

d)

LICENSE

11.

Section 5 of the manual pages covers:

a)

User commands

b)

Games

c)

File Formats

d)

System administration commands

12.

To start searching a man page, the first key you press is:

a)

s

b)

!

c)

f

d)

/

13.

In order to exit viewing a man page, press:

a)

x

b)

q

c)

y

d)

z

14.

To get help on using the info command, execute:

a)

info -q

b)

man info

c)

help info

d)

info info

15.

To get help while using the info command, press:

a)

A

b)

Shift+H

c)

Shift+z

d)

g

16.

To exit the info page, press:

a)

x

b)

x

c)

Q

d)

z

17.

When interpreting the SYNOPSIS of a command found on a man page, the “|” means:

a)

The items it separates cannot be used together

b)

The items it separates can be used together

18.

The _____ command is normally executed daily to update the database of all files that are on the system.

a)

locate

b)

updatedb

c)

find

d)

search

19.

The _____ command is normally executed to search for a command or man page.

a)

updatedb

b)

man -k

c)

find

d)

whereis

20.

The _____ command can be used to find any file, not just commands or man pages.

a)

whatis

b)

locate

c)

whereis

d)

apropos

21.

The info command merges all available documentation into a single “book”.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Section 9 of man pages relates to what?

a)

Games

b)

System Calls

c)

Kernel Routines

d)

Miscellaneous

e)

Library Calls

23.

The man command searches each of the sections in order until it finds a match.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The whatis command will only return the first result for which section a man page is stored in.

a)

True

b)

False