010-160 - LPI Linux Essentials Command Line Navigation Questions and Answers

Question 1

A user is currently in the `/home/user/documents` directory. Which of the following commands will change the current directory to the `/home/user` directory?

Accepted Answer

cd ..

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cd /

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cd ~/

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cd documents

Question 2

Which command is used to display the full path of the current working directory?

Accepted Answer

pwd

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path

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whereami

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dir

Question 3

A user wants to navigate to their home directory, regardless of their current location in the filesystem. Which is the most efficient command to achieve this?

Accepted Answer

cd

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cd /home/[username]

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cd ../..

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cd root

Question 4

What is the key difference between an absolute path and a relative path?

Accepted Answer

An absolute path is valid from anywhere in the filesystem, while a relative path depends on the current directory.

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An absolute path is shorter than a relative path.

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A relative path always starts from the user's home directory.

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Relative paths can only be used to navigate to subdirectories.

Question 5

After navigating from `/usr/share` to `/etc/systemd`, which command will take you back to `/usr/share`?

Accepted Answer

cd -

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cd last

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cd ..

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cd back

Question 6

You are in a directory `/var/log`. You want to list the contents of the `apt` subdirectory within `/var/log`. Which command, using a relative path, would you use?

Accepted Answer

ls apt

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ls /var/log/apt

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list apt

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dir apt