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Linux Commands - No Options

Quiz by Aaron Curtis

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36 questions
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  • Q1
    change the current/working directory
    setwd
    pwd
    cd
    dir
    30s
  • Q2
    print name of current/working directory
    ls
    dir
    pwd
    getwd
    30s
  • Q3
    list directory contents
    ls
    dir
    list
    cont
    30s
  • Q4
    define or display aliases
    alias
    sudo
    touch
    type
    30s
  • Q5
    display a line of text
    cat
    echo
    ln
    out
    30s
  • Q6
    copy files and directories
    cpdir
    copy
    cp
    alias
    30s
  • Q7
    move (rename) files
    move
    rename
    mv
    cd
    30s
  • Q8
    make new blank file / change file timestamp
    time
    chmod
    touch
    cat
    30s
  • Q9
    remove files or directories
    rm
    cut
    del
    remove
    30s
  • Q10
    remove empty directories
    clear
    null
    del
    rmdir
    30s
  • Q11
    make directories
    mkdir
    adddir
    touch
    make
    30s
  • Q12
    compress files
    gzip
    zipper
    compress
    tar
    30s
  • Q13
    archiving utility
    arch
    archive
    gzip
    tar
    30s
  • Q14
    expand files
    gunzip
    gzip
    untar
    expand
    30s
  • Q15
    output the first part of files
    top
    head
    first
    cat
    30s

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