Linux Quizzes 2
1. How can the normal output of a command be written to a file while discarding the error output?
A. command > /dev/null 2&>1 output
B. command > 2 > discard-error > file
C. command > 2 > file & 1 > /dev/null
D. command > file 2 > /dev/null
Answer:D
2. Which of the following commands can be used to view a file and do search operations within it while viewing the contents?
A. grep
B. less
C. find
D. report
Answer: B
3. What is the first character for a file or directory names if they should not be displayed by commands such as ls unless specifically requested?
A. \ (backslash)
B. - (minus)
C. _ (underscore)
D. . (dot)
Answer: D
4. Which of the following are correct commands for changing the current directory to the user’s home ?
A. cd /home
B. cd ~
C. cd /
D. cd ..
Answer: B
5. Which of the following commands is used to lookup the current IP address of a system?
A. showip
B. ifconfig
C. ipconfig
D. less /proc/net/ipconfig
Answer: B
6. How can the current directory and its subdirectories be searched for the file name MyFile.xml?
A. grep -r MyFile.xml
B. find -name MyFile.xml
C. grep MyFile.xml | find
D. less MyFile.xml
Answer: B
7. Which of the following occurs for ln command?
A. A file is created that is a copy of an existing file
B. A file is moved from one location to another
C. A file is renamed
D. Points to an existing file is created by a file
Answer: D
8. Executable or binary files will be:
A. Device files
B. Regular files
C. Directory files
D. Special files
Answer: B
9. srwxr-xrw- is a
A. Internet file
B. Symbolic linked
C. Unix domain socket file
D. Shared file
Answer: C
On Linux which of the following is not a valid file type?
A. Socket
B. Inode
C. FIFO
D. Softlinked
Answer: B
