Basic 1) Assume the file structure is: /Documents/projectA/notes.txt Which command(s) would complete without error?
rm /Documents/projectA
rm -r /Documents
rmdir /Documents/projectA/notes.txt
Basic 2) What’s the difference between the following commands?
nano myfile.txt
touch myfile.txt
Advanced 1) Assume you accidentally ran the following commands on your superior’s personal computer, but don’t know any passwords. Which one(s) will delete personal write-protected files?
A) rmdir /
B) sudo rmdir /
C) rm -r /
D) sudo rm -r /
E) rm -rf /
Answer: Only E because you are not prompted to delete write-protected files.
Advanced 2) Touch can be used to create files. List other possible ways to create files.
Answers:
echo text > file
echo text » file
cp /dev/null file
cat > file
dd if=/dev/zero of=file bs=1M count=20