Linux Commands: Find Command Basics
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What is the basic syntax of the find command?

  • find directory expression options
  • find filename options directory
  • find options directory expression
  • find directory options expression (correct)

    • When using the find command, which option signifies that you are searching for an ordinary file?

  • -dir
  • -type f (correct)
  • -file
  • -type d

    • If you want to search for files that start with 'apache2' and have any extension in the /etc directory, which characters will be used?

  • []
  • * and ? (correct)
  • <>
  • {}

    • What will happen if the find command is used without specifying a directory?

    <p>It will search from the top of the filesystem.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the searching capability of the find command?

    <p>It can search by file ownership and permissions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why might it be beneficial to start a find command search in a specific directory like /etc?

    <p>It makes the search faster by limiting the search area.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a limitation of the find command regarding filename matches?

    <p>It displays only exact name matches.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the command 'find / -type f -name apache2' specifically search for?

    <p>Files named apache2 starting from the root directory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the locate command?

    <p>To find all occurrences of a keyword in the filesystem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a limitation of the locate command?

    <p>It can return results from the previous day</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which command would you use to find the binary location and its associated man page?

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

    How does the which command differ from locate and whereis?

    <p>It only returns the location of binaries in the PATH variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What information would the whereis command provide about a binary file?

    <p>The binary, its source, and its man page</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of Kali Linux?

    <p>Operating system designed for penetration testing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when you enter a command that is not in the PATH variable?

    <p>The system will show an error message indicating the command does not exist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the PATH variable contain?

    <p>Directories the system searches for commands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following Linux distributions is based on Debian?

    <p>Kali Linux</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What might be a reason to prefer using the whereis command over locate?

    <p>to efficiently find specific binaries along with documentation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes different Linux distributions from one another?

    <p>The desktop environments they offer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What might you need to do if you choose a different Linux distribution than Kali for this book?

    <p>Download and install various tools manually</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most suitable version of Kali Linux for modern systems?

    <p>Kali Linux 64-Bit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where can you download Kali Linux?

    <p>Directly from the Kali website</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If your system has a 32-bit CPU, which version of Kali Linux should you install?

    <p>Kali Linux 32-Bit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which distribution of Linux is mentioned as being the most familiar to users?

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

    What command is used to display the last 20 lines of a file in the specified context?

    <p>tail -20</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which command would you use to view a file with line numbers for easier reference?

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

    If you want to filter and display lines containing the word 'output' in snort.conf, which command should you use?

    <p>grep output snort.conf</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of including line numbers while displaying the contents of snort.conf?

    <p>To simplify future modifications and references</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following commands would you use to show the first 10 lines of the snort.conf file?

    <p>head snort.conf</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When using the tail command, what is the default number of lines displayed from a file if not specified?

    <p>10 lines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the snort.conf file, what purpose do the include lines serve?

    <p>They incorporate additional rules from other files</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which command would NOT be appropriate for filtering content in snort.conf?

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

    What does the 'g' option in the sed command signify?

    <p>It executes the command on a global scale across the entire file.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What will the command 'grep mysql /etc/snort/snort.conf' return?

    <p>The lines where the word mysql is present, indicating case sensitivity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How would the sed command 'sed s/mysql/MySQL/g /etc/snort/snort.conf > snort2.conf' operate?

    <p>It swaps all instances of 'mysql' with 'MySQL' in snort.conf and saves it in snort2.conf.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following commands will yield no results if executed on snort2.conf after replacing 'mysql' with 'MySQL'?

    <p>cat snort2.conf | grep mysql</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of not including the 'g' at the end of the sed command?

    <p>It limits the replacement to only the first occurrence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of using the 'tail' and 'head' commands together in the given example?

    <p>To access a specific segment of a file by showing defined lines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the command 'sed s/mysql/MySQL/ snort.conf > snort2.conf' do?

    <p>Replaces only the first occurrence of 'mysql' in the snort.conf file and saves it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'stream editor' mean in the context of the sed command?

    <p>It indicates that the tool processes data in a flowing manner, line by line.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the 'sed' command do in the provided example?

    <p>It replaces only the second occurrence of 'mysql' with 'MySQL'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which command is specifically designed to view large files one page at a time?

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

    What key do you press to exit the 'more' command?

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

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

    <p>Less allows you to filter search terms within a file.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when you press the forward slash (/) key while using 'less'?

    <p>It enables you to search for terms in the file.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using 'cat' with large files according to the content?

    <p>To view specific content conveniently.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The output of the 'more' command indicates how much of the file has been displayed. What percentage was shown in the example?

    <p>2%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context provided, what does the phrase 'Less is more' imply?

    <p>Less offers more functionality than more despite its name.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Linux Basics for Hackers

    • The book is about getting started with networking, scripting, and security in Kali Linux.
    • It's published by OccupyTheWeb and No Starch Press
    • ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-855-7
    • The book is intended for those new to hacking and Linux administration.

    Contents

    • Acknowledgments (acknowledges collaborators and reviewers)

    • Introduction

      • Explains what the book covers
      • Defines ethical hacking and penetration testing
      • Discusses why hackers use Linux
      • Discusses the open-source and transparent nature of Linux
      • Explains why Linux is important for hacking
      • Outlines the future of Linux/Unix
      • Explains how to and where to download Kali Linux

    • Getting Started with the Basics

      • Introductory terms and concepts
      • Tour of Kali, Terminal, and the Linux Filesystem
      • Basic commands in Linux
      • Finding yourself with pwd
      • Checking your login with whoami
      • Navigating Linux Filesystem; getting help
      • Referencing manual pages with man
      • Searching with "locate"
      • Finding binaries with "whereis" and "which" commands.
      • Performing more powerful searches with the "find" command

    • Text Manipulation

      • Viewing files
      • Taking the head
      • Grabbing the Tail
      • Numbering the lines
      • Filtering text with grep; Hacker Challenges
      • Using sed to find and replace
      • Viewing files with more and less
      • Displaying and filtering with less
      • Summary and exercises

    • Analyzing and Managing Networks

      • Analyzing networks with ifconfig
      • Checking Wireless Network Devices with iwconfig
      • Changing Network Information
      • Spoofing MAC Address
      • Assigning New IP Addresses from DHCP server
      • Manipulating DNS
      • Changing DNS server
      • Mapping IP address
      • Additional exercises

    • Adding and Removing Software

      • Using apt to handle software
      • Searching for a package
      • Adding software
      • Removing Software
      • Updating packages/upgrading packages
      • Adding repositories to /etc/sources.list
      • Using a GUI-based installer
      • Installing software with git
      • Summary and exercises

    • Controlling File and Directory Permissions

      • Different types of users
      • Granting permissions
      • Granting ownership to an individual user
      • Granting ownership to a group
      • Checking permissions
      • Changing permissions with decimal notation
      • Changing permissions with UGO
      • Giving root execute permissions
      • Setting more secure default permissions with masks
      • Special permissions, privilege escalation, and the hacker
      • Summary and exercises

    • Process management

      • Viewing Processes
      • Filtering by Process Name
      • Finding the Greediest Processes with Top
      • Managing Processes
      • Changing Process Priority with nice
      • Killing Processes
      • Running Processes in the Background
      • Moving a Process to the Foreground
      • Scheduling Processes
      • Summary and exercises

    • Managing User Environment Variables

      • Viewing and Modifying Environment Variables
      • Viewing All Environment Variables
      • Filtering for Particular Variables
      • Changing Variable Values for a Session
      • Changing Your Shell Prompt
      • Changing Your PATH
      • Adding To The PATH Variable
      • Create a User-Defined variable
      • Summary and exercises

    • Bash Scripting

      • Crash course in bash
      • Your First Script: "Hello, Hackers-Arise!"
      • Setting Execute Permissions
      • Running HelloHackersArise
      • Adding more functionality
      • Your First Hacker Script: Scan for Open Ports
      • Our Task
      • A Simple Scanner
      • Improving the MySQL Scanner
      • Common Built-in Bash Commands
      • Summary and exercises

    • Compressing and Archiving

      • What is compression?
      • Lossy vs lossless compression
      • Tarring files together
      • Compressing files with gzip
      • Compressing files with bzip2
      • Compressing with compress
      • Creating Bit-by-Bit or Physical Copies of Storage Devices
      • Summary and exercises

    • Filesystem and Storage Device Management

      • Device directory (/dev)
      • Drive partitions
      • Character and Block Devices
      • List Block Devices and Information
      • Mounting and Unmounting
      • Monitoring Filesystems
      • Getting Information on Mounted Disks
      • Checking for Errors
      • Summary and exercises

    • The Logging System

      • The rsyslog logging daemon
      • The rsyslog configuration file
      • The rsyslog logging rules
      • Automatically cleaning up logs with logrotate
      • Remaining stealthy
      • Removing evidence
      • Disabling Logging
      • Summary and exercises

    • Using and Abusing Services

      • Starting, stopping, and restarting services
      • Creating an HTTP Web Server with the Apache Web Server
      • Editing the index.html file
      • Adding some HTML
      • OpenSSH and the Raspberry Spy Pi
      • Setting Up the Raspberry Pi
      • Building the Raspberry Spy Pi
      • Configuring the Camera
      • Starting to Spy
      • Extracting Information from MySQL
      • Summarizing and exercises

    • Becoming Secure and Anonymous

      • How the internet gives us away
      • Penetration Testing
      • The Onion Network
      • Proxy Servers
      • Virtual Private Networks
      • Private Encrypted Email
      • Security Concerns
      • Summary and exercises

    • Managing the Linux Kernel and Loadable Kernel Modules

      • What is a Kernel Module
      • Checking the Kernel Version
      • Kernel Tuning with sysctl
      • Managing Kernel Modules
      • Finding More Information with modinfo
      • Adding and Removing Modules with modprobe
      • Inserting and Removing a Kernel Function
      • Summary and exercises

    • Automating Tasks with Job Scheduling

      • Scheduling an Event or Job
      • Scheduling a Backup Task
      • Using crontab to Schedule Your MySQLscanner
      • crontab Shortcuts
      • Using rc Scripts to Run Jobs at Startup
      • Linux Runlevels
      • Adding Services to rc.d
      • Adding Services to Your Bootup via a GUI
      • Summary and exercises

    • Python Scripting Basics for Hackers

      • Adding Python Modules
      • Using pip
      • Installing Third-Party Modules
      • Getting Started Scripting with Python
      • Variables
      • Comments
      • Functions
      • Lists
      • Modules
      • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
      • Network Communications in Python
      • Building a TCP Client
      • Creating a TCP Listener
      • Exceptions and Password Crackers
      • Important Hacking Scripts
      • Improving Our Hacking Scripts
      • Summary and exercises

    • Index

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