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Bash Commands Quiz

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--description--

To pass the quiz, you must correctly answer at least 18 of the 20 questions below.

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--quiz--

--question--

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What command is used to see the path of the working directory?

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mv


cd


ls

--answer--

pwd

--question--

--text--

Which command is used to see what is present in a file?

--distractors--

touch


mv


ls

--answer--

cat

--question--

--text--

Which command is used to create a new file?

--distractors--

mkdir


cd


ls

--answer--

touch

--question--

--text--

Which command is used to remove a file?

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cp


cd


mv

--answer--

rm

--question--

--text--

Which command is used to copy a particular file to a folder?

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rm <file> <destination>


mv <file> <destination>


cd <file> <destination>

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cp <file> <destination>

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--text--

Which command lists the files and folders in a directory?

--distractors--

touch


ls -l


mv

--answer--

ls

--question--

--text--

Which command will rename the 'menlo.font' file to 'menlo.otf'?

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rm menlo.font menlo.otf


cp menlo.font menlo.otf


ls menlo.font menlo.otf

--answer--

mv menlo.font menlo.otf

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--text--

Which command can be used to find files or view a file tree ?

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ls


mv


rm

--answer--

find

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--text--

Which command is used to make a directory?

--distractors--

dir


mv


touch

--answer--

mkdir

--question--

--text--

Which command would print the text I finished the example quiz?

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cd I finished the example quiz


cp I finished the example quiz


ls I finished the example quiz

--answer--

echo I finished the example quiz

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--text--

Which command would you use if you want to add text to a file directly from the terminal?

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ls <text> >> <filename>


cp <text> >> <filename>


mv <text> >> <filename>

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echo <text> >> <filename>

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--text--

Which command is used to remove directories and their content recursively?

--distractors--

cd -r


cp -r


dir -r

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rm -r

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--text--

Which command is used to remove a protected file?

--distractors--

rm -r


rm


rm --help

--answer--

rm -f

--question--

--text--

Which command is used to go back to the previous directory?

--distractors--

mv ..


dir ..


cp ..

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cd ..

--question--

--text--

Which flag can be used for any command to get a help menu?

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--info


--r


-l

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--help

--question--

--text--

Which keybind is used to stop a running process?

--distractors--

Ctrl + L


Alt + C


Shift + C

--answer--

Ctrl + C

--question--

--text--

Which keybind is used to clear the terminal?

--distractors--

Ctrl + C


Shift + L


Alt + L

--answer--

Ctrl + L

--question--

--text--

Which command is used to copy the whole folder?

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dir -r <folder_to_copy> <name_of_copy>


mv -r <folder_to_copy> <name_of_copy>


cd -r <folder_to_copy> <name_of_copy>

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cp -r <folder_to_copy> <name_of_copy>

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--text--

Which flag is used with ls to include hidden files and folders?

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-rf


-r


-l

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-a

--question--

--text--

Which flag is used with the ls command to include additional information, such as the permissions?

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ls -f


ls -rf


ls --help

--answer--

ls -l