Linux Wildcards and Redirection Quiz
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What does the command 'command > file.txt' do in Linux?

  • Redirects standard error to a file
  • Redirects standard output to a file (correct)
  • Appends standard error to a file
  • Appends standard output to a file

    • If you want to append the standard output to a file in Linux, which command would you use?

  • command 2>> file.txt
  • command 2> file.txt
  • command >> file.txt (correct)
  • command > file.txt

    • What does the command 'command 2> error.txt' do in Linux?

  • Redirects standard error to a file (correct)
  • Appends standard output to a file
  • Appends standard error to a file
  • Redirects standard output to a file

    • Match the following Linux redirection symbols with their descriptions:

    <blockquote> <p>= Redirects standard output (stdout) to a file</p> <blockquote> <p>= Appends standard output to a file 2&gt; = Redirects standard error (stderr) to a file 2&gt;&gt; = Appends standard error to a file</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following Linux redirection commands with their functions:

    <p>command &gt; file.txt = Sends the output of command to file.txt command &gt;&gt; file.txt = Appends the output of command to file.txt command 2&gt; error.txt = Sends the error output of command to error.txt command 2&gt;&gt; error.txt = Appends the error output of command to error.txt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following descriptions with their corresponding Linux redirection symbols:

    <p>Redirects standard output (stdout) to a file = &gt; Appends standard output to a file = &gt;&gt; Redirects standard error (stderr) to a file = 2&gt; Appends standard error to a file = 2&gt;&gt;</p> Signup and view all the answers

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