Understanding Shell Path Variable Quiz

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Which command adds the new user 'tux' and creates the user's home directory with default configuration files?

useradd -m tux (correct)

defaultuser tux

useradd -o default tux

usercreate tux

What information is stored in the `/etc/passwd` file?

The numerical user ID

The user's storage space limit

The encrypted password and the user's default shell (correct)

The username

Which of the following `tar` options handle compression?

-g

-j and -z (correct)

-bz

-z

What keyword is used in a shell script to begin a loop?

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Which of the following commands creates an archive file `work.tar` from the contents of the directory `./work/`?

tar -cf work.tar ./work/ Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following permissions does `CertyIQ r=read w=write x=execute t = means`?

The file can be deleted only by the owner or root user Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of setting a variable in Shell scripting?

To allow the execution of commands without knowing the executable location Signup and view all the answers

Which command can be used to set the variable USERNAME to 'bob' in Shell scripting?

set USERNAME bob Signup and view all the answers

In Shell scripting, what does the operator '?' do in a regular expression?

Matches the preceding character zero or one time Signup and view all the answers

Which command should be used in a script to display the content of a variable MYVAR in Shell scripting?

$MYVAR Signup and view all the answers

What issue arises when executing the given script 'script.sh' with 'MYVAR=value ./script.sh'?

The script does not display the content of MYVAR Signup and view all the answers

Which special character is used for wildcard matching in Linux commands?

<ul> <li></li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

What will the command `ls ../ Documents/` do if executed in the `/home/user/Downloads/` directory?

List the contents of the <code>/home/user/Documents/</code> directory Signup and view all the answers

Which command will copy all files ending with `.txt` to the `/tmp/` directory?

cp *.txt /tmp/ Signup and view all the answers

How can you split a long command across multiple lines in the shell?

Use the <code>\</code> backslash character at the end of each line Signup and view all the answers

Which command would move all files starting with `text` and ending with `.csv` to a new directory called `data`?

mv text*.csv data/ Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the `chmod` command?

Change the permissions (read, write, execute) of a file or directory Signup and view all the answers

Which command would list all files in the current directory, including hidden files?

ls -a Signup and view all the answers

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Which command adds the new user 'tux' and creates the user's home directory with default configuration files?

What information is stored in the `/etc/passwd` file?

Which of the following `tar` options handle compression?

What keyword is used in a shell script to begin a loop?

Which of the following commands creates an archive file `work.tar` from the contents of the directory `./work/`?

Which of the following permissions does `CertyIQ r=read w=write x=execute t = means`?

What is the purpose of setting a variable in Shell scripting?

Which command can be used to set the variable USERNAME to 'bob' in Shell scripting?

In Shell scripting, what does the operator '?' do in a regular expression?

Which command should be used in a script to display the content of a variable MYVAR in Shell scripting?

What issue arises when executing the given script 'script.sh' with 'MYVAR=value ./script.sh'?

Which special character is used for wildcard matching in Linux commands?

What will the command `ls ../ Documents/` do if executed in the `/home/user/Downloads/` directory?

Which command will copy all files ending with `.txt` to the `/tmp/` directory?

How can you split a long command across multiple lines in the shell?

Which command would move all files starting with `text` and ending with `.csv` to a new directory called `data`?

What is the purpose of the `chmod` command?

Which command would list all files in the current directory, including hidden files?

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Understanding Shell Path Variable Quiz

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Questions and Answers

Which command adds the new user 'tux' and creates the user's home directory with default configuration files?

What information is stored in the /etc/passwd file?

Which of the following tar options handle compression?

What keyword is used in a shell script to begin a loop?

Which of the following commands creates an archive file work.tar from the contents of the directory ./work/?

Which of the following permissions does CertyIQ r=read w=write x=execute t = means?

What is the purpose of setting a variable in Shell scripting?

Which command can be used to set the variable USERNAME to 'bob' in Shell scripting?

In Shell scripting, what does the operator '?' do in a regular expression?

Which command should be used in a script to display the content of a variable MYVAR in Shell scripting?

What issue arises when executing the given script 'script.sh' with 'MYVAR=value ./script.sh'?

Which special character is used for wildcard matching in Linux commands?

What will the command ls ../ Documents/ do if executed in the /home/user/Downloads/ directory?

Which command will copy all files ending with .txt to the /tmp/ directory?

How can you split a long command across multiple lines in the shell?

Which command would move all files starting with text and ending with .csv to a new directory called data?

What is the purpose of the chmod command?

Which command would list all files in the current directory, including hidden files?

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What information is stored in the `/etc/passwd` file?

Which of the following `tar` options handle compression?

Which of the following commands creates an archive file `work.tar` from the contents of the directory `./work/`?

Which of the following permissions does `CertyIQ r=read w=write x=execute t = means`?

What will the command `ls ../ Documents/` do if executed in the `/home/user/Downloads/` directory?

Which command will copy all files ending with `.txt` to the `/tmp/` directory?

Which command would move all files starting with `text` and ending with `.csv` to a new directory called `data`?

What is the purpose of the `chmod` command?