1.11 – Linux - Linux Commands

What is the primary reason that commands used in Linux are often the same as those used in macOS?

If you need to find out more about the diff command, which command do you use to access the manual?

What command is used in Linux to list the contents of a directory?

You need to view a long listing of files in a directory one page at a time. Which command would you use?

Which command displays the current directory you are working in?

What command would you use to rename notes.txt to important_notes.txt?

To create a copy of report.pdf named report_backup.pdf, which command should you use?

How can you remove a file named temp.log in Linux?

In Linux, what does the 'x' permission signify for a file?

What does the command chmod 750 file.txt do?

Which command removes write permissions for all users from the file data.txt?

What command changes the owner of report.txt to a user named 'accounting'?

Why is the sudo command used in Linux?

If you want to start a terminal session as the superuser, which command should you use?

Which command is commonly used on Debian-based Linux distributions to install new software packages?

You are using a Red Hat-based Linux distribution. Which command would you typically use to install a software package?

To view the IP address and other network configuration details in Linux, which command is most appropriate?

Which command displays the amount of free disk space on your Linux system in a human-readable format?

You need to search for the word 'error' within a log file named system.log. Which command would you use?

To view all currently running processes for all users on a Linux system, which command should you use?

Which command provides a dynamic, real-time view of the processes running on a Linux system, including CPU and memory usage?

You are trying to locate a configuration file named settings.conf within your current directory and all its subdirectories. Which command would you use?

What is the purpose of the dig command in Linux?

Which Linux command is used to combine multiple files into a single file?

You have two files, part1.txt and part2.txt, and you want to combine them into a new file called full.txt. Which command accomplishes this?

Which command-line text editor is commonly included in many Linux distributions and known for its simplicity?

When using the nano editor, which key combination is used to save the current file?

You have just finished editing a file in nano. Which key combination will exit the editor?

What is the likely outcome of running the command mv file1.txt /opt/?

Which command would correctly display the processes that are owned by the user 'sarah'?

A file has permissions rwxr-xr--. What permissions does the 'group' have on this file?

What command would you use to display the contents of a file named config.ini in the terminal?

Which command can be used to determine the external IP address of your Linux system from the command line?

You want to find all files in the /var/log directory that are larger than 10MB. Which command would accomplish this?

What command is used to view the routing table on a Linux system?

You need to kill a process with a PID of 1234. Which command will achieve this?

How can you count the number of lines in a file named document.txt?

What command is used to display the last lines of a file?

What is the significance of the man command in Linux?

When using the ls -l command, what type of information is provided about each file?

When using ls -l | more, what does the pipe (|) accomplish?

What is the main function of the pwd command?

What is the primary function of the mv command?

What is the function of the cp command?

Before removing a directory with rm, what must you ensure?

In the context of file permissions, what does the 'w' signify?

If a file's permissions are represented as rwxr-x---, what permissions are granted to the 'group'?

What is the purpose of the chmod command?

What is the effect of the command chmod a-w file.txt?

Why is it necessary to use sudo before the chown command in most cases?

What does the command su do without any arguments?

What is the purpose of apt-get?

On a Red Hat-based system, what is the equivalent command to apt-get?

What specific information does the command ip address provide?

How does using the -h option with the df command change the output?

What is the primary use of the grep command?

What is the difference between ps and ps -e?

How can you stop the output of ps -e | more and return to the command prompt?

What is the primary advantage of using the top command over ps?

What do the three numbers displayed as 'load average' in the top command represent?

While using the top command, what key would you press to terminate a process?

What is the primary purpose of the find command?

In the find command, what does the '.' signify as the starting point for the search?

What does the > symbol do in the command cat file1.txt file2.txt > combined.txt?

What is the main purpose of the nano command?

In nano, which key combination saves the current file?

What command would you use to exit the nano editor?