A backup script must copy all files from /var/log/myapp to /backup/myapp, preserving the original files. The engineer wants to ensure the destination directory exists before copying. Which command sequence accomplishes this?

mv /var/log/myapp/* /backup/myapp/

cp -r /var/log/myapp /backup/myapp

rsync -av /var/log/myapp/ /backup/myapp/

mkdir -p /backup/myapp && cp /var/log/myapp/* /backup/myapp/

A script must rename a file 'old.conf' to 'new.conf' in the same directory. The script should fail if 'new.conf' already exists to avoid overwriting. Which command accomplishes this?

cp old.conf new.conf && rm old.conf

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Domain 4Objective 11

11. Utilize Bash Commands (file Management, Directory Navigation, and Environmental Variables) 200-901 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Part of the 4.0 Application Deployment and Security domain, which accounts for 15% of the 200-901 exam. Cisco does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~8–12 in this domain), expect 1–1 from this objective — we provide 29 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 11–15

11application · medium
A backup script must copy all files from /var/log/myapp to /backup/myapp, preserving the original files. The engineer wants to ensure the destination directory exists before copying. Which command sequence accomplishes this?
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12foundation · easy
Which Bash command creates a new empty file named config.txt in the current directory?
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13application · medium
A script must rename a file 'old.conf' to 'new.conf' in the same directory. The script should fail if 'new.conf' already exists to avoid overwriting. Which command accomplishes this?
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14application · easy
A network automation script creates temporary files in a directory specified by the TEMP_DIR environment variable. The script must remove the entire temporary directory and its contents after execution. Which command sequence correctly does this?
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15application · easy
A script needs to list all files in the current directory, including hidden files, with detailed information such as permissions and size. Which command provides this output?
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Questions 11–15

A backup script must copy all files from /var/log/myapp to /backup/myapp, preserving the original files. The engineer wants to ensure the destination directory exists before copying. Which command sequence accomplishes this?

Which Bash command creates a new empty file named config.txt in the current directory?

A script must rename a file 'old.conf' to 'new.conf' in the same directory. The script should fail if 'new.conf' already exists to avoid overwriting. Which command accomplishes this?

A network automation script creates temporary files in a directory specified by the TEMP_DIR environment variable. The script must remove the entire temporary directory and its contents after execution. Which command sequence correctly does this?

A script needs to list all files in the current directory, including hidden files, with detailed information such as permissions and size. Which command provides this output?

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