Exam 4: Linux Filesystem Management

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Command used to view your current user name.

To move files, you can use the mv command.

To create a(n) ____________________ link, you use the -s option to the ln command.

The ____ command takes a list of arguments specifying the absolute or relative pathnames of files to remove.

You can see the contents of a certain variable in memory by using the ____ metacharacter with the echo command.

To create a hard link, you must use the ____ command.

To create a subdirectory, you would use the makedir command. _________________________

What are the three main structural sections of a Linux filesystem? Describe each section.

Describe the SUID. Give an example of a command that typically has this permission set.

To copy a directory full of files in Linux, you must tell the cp command that the copy will be ____________________ (involve files and subdirectories too) by using the -R option

Describe hard and symbolic links. What is the difference between them?

The section of an inode that stores permissions is called the ____ of the file.

You can use wildcard metacharacters with the find command.

When using the chmod command for a specific file, the ____ argument would add read permission and remove write permission for the group permissions.

When using the find command, the -size x criteria is used to search for files with a size greater than x. _________________________

In a file's mode, if a permission is unavailable, a(n) ____ character replaces its position in the mode.

When using the chmod command, if there is no character specifying the category of user to affect, only the group category is affected.

The execute permission for a file allows a user the ability to execute the file in memory (if it is a program file or a script). _________________________

To set all of the special permissions on a certain file or directory, you can use the command ____, where name is the name of the file or directory.

The ____ section of a filesystem is the section that contains information about the filesystem in general.