Linux Quiz 1d Covering bash, ls, whereis, echo and touch Commands
This is the fourth quiz with a video set to relaxing music.
Study - Review the first 20 commands in the Linux
Essentials YouTube Playlist, or 20 web pages found here.
Quiz - Watch the video and see how many answers you
get correct.
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Published: December 06, 2016
Updated: February 24, 2021
As with learning to code, the feedback loop is vital and here we cover the first 10 commands from Linux Essentials so you can see what you need to reinforce.
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Linux Command Line Quiz | 1d
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#1
How do you send file1.txt to the screen without
using a pager?
$ cat file1.txt
#2
How do you print "hello" after one carriage
return?
$ echo -e "\nhello"
#3
How do you list all aliases in the current
session?
$ alias
#4
How do you list all files and details sorted by
time modified?
$ ls -alt
#5
How do you print the date of tomorow using the
short option?
$ date -d tomorrow
#6
How do you find out if the bash program is
executable?
$ file /bin/bash
#7
How do you find reserved words used by
bash?
$ man bash
#8
How do you clear text from the current
window?
$ clear
#9
How do you use the non-built-in version of
pwd?
$ /bin/pwd
#10
How do you print a description of the whatis
command?
$ whatis whatis
#11
How do you view the briefest help on the man
command?
$ man --usage
#12
How do you point to a non-shell built-in version
of echo help?
$ /bin/echo --help
#13
How do you find out if the type command is a shell
built-in?
$ type type
#14
How do you print semi-hidden files in a
directory?
$ ls -a
#15
How do you change the current working directory
to /etc?
$ cd /etc
#16
How do you logout of the current
session?
$ exit
#17
How do you find your login name without using
id?
$ whoami
#18
How do you show the current day of the
month?
$ date +%d
#19
How do you change access date on file1.txt to
yesterday?
$ touch -a yesterday file1.txt
#20
How do you show details including date modified on
directory listings?
$ ls -l
#21
How do you open file1.txt in nano read-only
mode?
$ nano -v file1.txt
#22
How do you review help with less in one
keystroke?
$ h
#23
How do you find the man page location for
whoami?
$ whereis -m whoami
#24
How do you see the path searched by the which
command?
$ echo $PATH
#25
How do you list all locations of the which
command?
$ which -a which
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