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Command Line Help and Documentation Quiz

Test your knowledge of command line help and documentation with this quiz! Explore commands such as --help, man, info, pinfo, apropos, whereis, and whatis, and enhance your understanding of their purpose and usage.

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What is the purpose of the command 'whatis'?

List all the commands related to the search word

Which command is used to create a new directory?

mkdir

What is the purpose of the 'gunzip' command?

Uncompress a file

What is the function of the 'apropos' command?

<p>Lists all the commands related to the search word</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'tar' command do when used with the '-c' flag?

<p>Creates the archive</p> Signup and view all the answers

What command is used to list all the commands related to a search word?

<p>apropos</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which command is used to compress a file for storage using a different algorithm than gzip?

<p>bzip2</p> Signup and view all the answers

What command is used to create a new directory?

<p>mkdir</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which command is used to remove an existing directory, if empty?

<p>rmdir</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which command is used to change the working directory?

<p>cd</p> Signup and view all the answers

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