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Linux Essentials Chapter 9

This document provides answers to exam questions for Linux Essentials Chapter 09. It addresses topics like shell scripting, variables, conditional statements, loops, file testing, and more. The questions cover commands like echo, read, test, if, case, while and basics of shell script syntax. Correct answers are marked with an asterisk. A link is provided to access the full list of questions and answers in PDF format on the listed website.

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Linux Essentials Chapter 9

This document provides answers to exam questions for Linux Essentials Chapter 09. It addresses topics like shell scripting, variables, conditional statements, loops, file testing, and more. The questions cover commands like echo, read, test, if, case, while and basics of shell script syntax. Correct answers are marked with an asterisk. A link is provided to access the full list of questions and answers in PDF format on the listed website.

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Linux Essentials – Chapter 09 Exam Answers 2019 + PDF file


1. The echo command:
 Is used for variable assignment
 Duplicates the input stream to the output stream
 Is used to output text to the console*
 Tests a variable for duplication
 Copies variables from one to another
2. A file begins with #!/bin/csh. This means:
 Nothing, this is a comment
 C Shell compatibility mode is enabled
 The operator should not be using /bin/csh
 Running the script will invoke /bin/csh to interpret the rest of the file*
 This is a Perl script
3. Which are appropriate editors for writing shell scripts? (choose two)
 /bin/bash
 vi*
 LibreOffice Writer
 Firefox
 nano*
4. Most of nano’s commands take the form of:
 Control and another character*
 Alt and another character
 Mouse clicks
 The F1 through F12 function keys
 Escape followed by another character
5. What does this shell script do?
FOO=/tmp/foo
if [ ! –d $FOO ]; then
mkdir $FOO
fi
 Creates /tmp/foo if it does not exist*
 Makes the /tmp/foo directory if a file by that name exists

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 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
6. Which of the following are correct about for and while loops? (choose two)
 for loops operate over a fixed list of items*
 while loops operate over a fix list of items
 for loops have a test each cycle to determine if it should run again
 while loops have a test each cycle to determine if it should run again*
 for loops require a variable over which to iterate
7. 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 special variable that indicates the exit code of the command before it
 It is the first argument passed to the script*
 It is a file called $1
 It is a parameter to –f, indicating the size of the file
 It is a list of files that gets interpolated
8. 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 there are two files in the current directory
 The script will always print “I am here”
 Never
 If a file called “hello” exists in the current directory
 If a file called “goodbye” exists in the current directory*
9. What is the correct way to assign the word “Hello” to a variable?
 $A=”Hello”
 echo “Hello” > A
 A=”Hello” *
 echo $A “Hello”
 A = “Hello”
10. What is the correct way to save the current directory to a variable?

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 A=`pwd` *
 A=pwd
 A=cwd
 pwd $A
 pwd | $A
11. Which shell command accepts input from the user’s keyboard?
 echo
 $1
 read*
 input
 gets
12. What information is held inside $? ?
 The current process id
 The number of arguments passed to the script
 The current user ID
 The previous command’s exit code*
 The name of the command run
13. How would you finish your script with an exit code of 42?
 return 42
 $?=42
 CODE=42
 exit 42*
 break 42
14. The if command looks for what exit code to consider a condition to be true?
 10
 255
 0*
 1
 8
15. 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 –f USERS=5
 test $USERS = 5
 test $USERS,5
 test $USERS –eq 5 *
 test $USERS –a 5

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16. Given the following script:


while [ ! –f /tmp/foo ]; do
echo –n “.”
process_data > /tmp/foo
done
Which of the following are true? (choose two)
 If a file called /tmp/foo exists, process_data won’t be run*
 The screen will fill with dots.
 /tmp/foo will be removed if it exists
 process_data will never be run
 process_data will be called at most once*
17. A conditional that lets you make multiple comparisons with a pattern is called:
 case*
 fanout
 if
 test
 branch
18. What is the meaning of $(( $i + 1)) ?
 1 will be added to the i variable*
 This will return the value of the next argument to the script
 This runs the command stored in variable i
 If i is 0, the loop will stop
 This will return the value of the first argument to the script
19. How would you write a test that says “if /tmp/foo is a directory or USERS is greater
than 5”?
 test –d /tmp/foo | $USERS > 5
 test –f /tmp/foo –o $USERS –ge 5
 test –d /tmp/foo –o $USERS –gt 5 *
 test /tmp/foo || $USERS > 5
 test /tmp/foo –d –o $USERS -gt 5

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