Exam 3: Exploring Linux Filesystems

Select the regular expression metacharacter that matches 0 or more occurrences of the previous character.

Filenames that start with a period, such as .file, are referred to as _____________ files.

Pressing the Esc key at the prompt while using the more command displays a help screen.

What command can be issued to confirm what directory you are in at a command line prompt?

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​ a.​Absolute pathname b.command mode​ c.​concatenation d.executable program​ e.​egrep command f.​fgrep command g.​grep command h.​linked file i.​named pipe file j.regular expressions -​A temporary connection that sends information from one command or process in memory to another; it can also be represented by a file on the filesystem.

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​ a.​Absolute pathname b.command mode​ c.​concatenation d.executable program​ e.​egrep command f.​fgrep command g.​grep command h.​linked file i.​named pipe file j.regular expressions -​The files that represent the same data as other files.

In the GNU Emacs editor, what key combination can be used to delete all characters between the cursor and the end of the line?​

In order to move from the /home/joe/test/data to the /home/joe directory, what command below should be issued?

An alternative to the vi editor that offers an equal set of functionality is the GNU _________________________.

List at least three differences between wildcard metacharacters and regular expressions.

Which character(s) below represent extended regular expression metacharacter(s)?

The command strings /bin/echo displays the raw binary characters inside the /bin/echo binary executable program.

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​ a.​Absolute pathname b.command mode​ c.​concatenation d.executable program​ e.​egrep command f.​fgrep command g.​grep command h.​linked file i.​named pipe file j.regular expressions -One of the two modes in vi; it allows a user to perform any available text-editing task that is not related to inserting text into the document.​

When displaying a large text file, what two commands provide the ability to show text in a page by page fashion?​

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​ a.​Absolute pathname b.command mode​ c.​concatenation d.executable program​ e.​egrep command f.​fgrep command g.​grep command h.​linked file i.​named pipe file j.regular expressions -​The joining of text together to make one larger whole. In Linux, words and strings of text are joined together to form a displayed file.

Explain the difference between an absolute and a relative pathname, and why one might be used over the other.

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​ a.​Absolute pathname b.command mode​ c.​concatenation d.executable program​ e.​egrep command f.​fgrep command g.​grep command h.​linked file i.​named pipe file j.regular expressions -​The full pathname to a certain file or directory starting from the root directory.

Due to the fact that the * character can be used to match all ​characters in a filename, or all files in a directory, it is referred to as a ____________ metacharacter.

Explain why the vi editor is called a bimodal editor.

If enough unique letters of a directory name have been typed, what key can be pressed to activate the BASH shell's completion feature?