Last Updated on October 17, 2019 by Admin
NDG Linux Essentials 2.0 Chapter 11 Exam Answers
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A file begins with
#!/bin/csh
. This means:- This is a Perl script
- The operator should not be using /bin/csh
- C Shell compatibility mode is enabled
- Running the script will invoke /bin/csh to interpret the rest of the file
- Nothing, this is a comment
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Which are appropriate editors for writing shell scripts?
(choose two)- Firefox
- /bin/bash
- LibreOffice Writer
- vi
- nano
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Most of
nano
’s commands take the form of:- Mouse clicks
- Escape followed by another character
- Control and another character
- The F1 through F12 function keys
- Alt and another character
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What does this shell script do?
FOO=/tmp/foo if [ ! –d $FOO ]; then mkdir $FOO fi
- Creates /tmp/foo if it does not exist
- Outputs a message to the screen
- Creates /tmp/foo and raises an error if there is a problem
- Nothing, since there is a problem with the conditions in the if statement
- Makes the /tmp/foo directory if a file by that name exists
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Which of the following are correct about for and while loops?
(choose two)
- for loops have a test each cycle to determine if it should run again
- for loops operate over a fixed list of items
- for loops require a variable over which to iterate
- while loops operate over a fixed list of items
- while loops have a test each cycle to determine if it should run again
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Given the following part of a script:
if [ -f $1 ]; then echo “I am here” fi
What is the meaning of $1?
- It is a parameter to -f, indicating the size of the file
- It is the first argument passed to the script
- It is a special variable that indicates the exit code of the command before it
- It is a file called $1
- It is a list of files that gets interpolated
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Given the following script that is run through
./test.sh hello goodbye
:if [ -f $2 ]; then echo "I am here" fi
When will “I am here” be printed?
- If a file called “goodbye” exists in the current directory
- Never
- The script will always print “I am here”
- If there are two files in the current directory
- If a file called “hello” exists in the current directory
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What is the correct way to assign the word “Hello” to a variable?
- A = “Hello”
- echo “Hello” > A
- echo $A “Hello”
- $A=”Hello”
- A=”Hello”
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What is the correct way to save the current directory to a variable?
- A=`pwd`
- pwd | $A
- A=cwd
- A=pwd
- pwd $A
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Which shell command accepts input from the user’s keyboard?
- echo
- read
- gets
- input
- $1
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What information is held inside
$?
?- The name of the command run
- The previous command’s exit code
- The number of arguments passed to the script
- The current process id
- The current user ID
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How would you finish your script with an exit code of 42?
- return 42
- break 42
- CODE=42
- exit 42
- $?=42
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The
if
command looks for what exit code to consider a condition to be true?- 1
- 0
- 2
- 10
- 255
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The number of users logged in is in a variable called USERS. How would you test to see if 5 users are logged in?
- test $USERS –eq 5
- test –f USERS=5
- test $USERS = 5
- test $USERS,5
- test $USERS –a 5
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Given the following script:
while [ ! –f /tmp/foo ]; do echo –n “.” process_data > /tmp/foo done
Which of the following are true?
(choose two)
- The screen will fill with dots.
- If a file called /tmp/foo exists, process_data won’t be run
- process_data will be called at most once
- process_data will never be run
- /tmp/foo will be removed if it exists
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A conditional that lets you make multiple comparisons with a pattern is called:
- fanout
- case
- if
- branch
- test
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What is the meaning of
$(( $i + 1))
?- 1 will be added to the i variable
- If i is 0, the loop will stop
- This will return the value of the next argument to the script
- This will return the value of the first argument to the script
- This runs the command stored in variable i
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How would you write a test that says “if /tmp/foo is a directory or USERS is greater than 5”?
- test –d /tmp/foo –o $USERS –gt 5
- test –d /tmp/foo | $USERS > 5
- test /tmp/foo || $USERS > 5
- test /tmp/foo –d –o $USERS -gt 5