Linux Essentials Chapter 5 Exam Answer 2016

1. What is the standard option to provide a command line program to view its documentation?

• –help
• –info
• –doc
• -h

2. The command man -k is the same as the command apropos.. True or False?

• True
• False

3. The whatis command is the same as man -w.

• True
• False

4. The directory where additional documentation for software packages most likely can be found is:

• /usr/share/doc
• /usr/software/doc
• /var/lib/doc
• /var/share/doc

5. Which two pager commands are used by the man command to control movement within the document?. (choose two)

• less
• grep
• more
• page

6. Commands typically executed by a user are covered in what section of the manual?

• 5
• 1
• 2
• 3

7. To search the man page sections for the keyword example, which of the following command lines could you execute?. (choose two)

• man -f example
• man -k example
• whatis example
• apropos example

8. The statement that describes the difference between a man page and an info page is:

• The info page is like a guide; a man page is a more concise reference.
• The man page is a long detailed reference; the info page is very terse.
• There is very little difference between them.
• The man page is like a guide; the info page is a more concise reference.

9. If you are reading the synopsis of a command from a man page, then items in square brackets are:

• Optional
• Comments
• Required options
• Required arguments

10. The following sections commonly appear on a man page:. (choose three)

• DESCRIPTION
• LICENSE
• SYNOPSIS
• NAME

11. Section 5 of the manual pages covers:

• User commands
• Games
• File Formats
• System administration commands

12. To start searching a man page, the first key you press is:

• s
• !
• /
• f

13. In order to exit viewing a man page, press:

• y
• Z
• x
• q

14. Which option for the man command should you use if you intend to send the output of the command to a printer?

• -T
• –text
• -t
• -m

15. What key should be used while working in the man command if you want to go to the end of the document?

• g
• e
• G
• goto

16. To get help on using the info command, execute:. (choose two)

• info -q
• info info
• man info
• help info

17. To get help while using the info command, press:

• g
• z
• a
• h

18. To exit the info page, press:

• X
• x
• q
• z

19. In order to search an info page, the first key to press is:. (choose one)

• f
• t
• s
• g

20. To go to the end of an info page, press:

• N
• END
• ]
• n

21. To go to the next match of a search on a man page, press:

• N
• ]
• }
• n

22. When interpreting the SYNOPSIS of a command found on a man page, the “|” means:

• The items it separates cannot be used together
• The items it separates can be used together

23. After performing a search, you can use the ____ key to return to a previously found match:

• N
• U
• n
• D

24. To move a page forward one at a time while viewing a man page, press the following:

• Spacebar
• m
• Enter
• a