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Getting Help M06 Exam
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What is the standard option to provide a command line program to view its documentation?
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The command man -k
is the same as the command apropos
.
True or False?
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The whatis
command is the same as man -w
.
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The directory where additional documentation for software packages most likely can be found is:
- /usr/share/doc
- /var/share/doc
- /var/lib/doc
- /usr/software/doc
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Which two pager commands are used by the man command to control movement within the document?
(choose two)
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Commands typically executed by a user are covered in what section of the manual?
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To search the man page sections for the keyword example
, which of the following command lines could you execute?
(choose two)
man -k example
apropos example
man -f example
whatis example
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The statement that describes the difference between a man page and an info page is:
- The info page is like a guide; a man page is a more concise reference.
- The man page is like a guide; the info page is a more concise reference.
- There is very little difference between them.
- The man page is a long detailed reference; the info page is very terse.
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If you are reading the synopsis of a command from a man page, then items in square []
brackets are:
- Optional
- Comments
- Required options
- Required arguments
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The following sections commonly appear on a man page:
(choose three)
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- NAME
- LICENSE
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Section 5 of the manual pages covers:
- User commands
- Games
- File Formats
- System administration commands
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To start searching a man page, the first key you press is:
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In order to exit viewing a man page, press:
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To get help on using the info
command, execute:
(choose two)
- info -q
- man info
- help info
- info info
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To get help while using the info command, press:
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To exit the info page, press:
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When interpreting the SYNOPSIS of a command found on a man page, the “|
” means:
- The items it separates cannot be used together
- The items it separates can be used together
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The _____ command is normally executed daily to update the database of all files that are on the system.
locate
updatedb
find
search
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The _____ command is normally executed to search for a command or man page.
updatedb
man -k
find
whereis
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The _____ command can be used to find any file, not just commands or man pages.
whatis
locate
whereis
apropos
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The info
command merges all available documentation into a single “book”.
True or False?
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Section 9 of man pages relates to what?
- Games
- System Calls
- Kernel Routines
- Miscellaneous
- Library Calls
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The man
command searches each of the sections in order until it finds a match.
True or False?
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The whatis
command will only return the first result for which section a man page is stored in.
True or False?