LPI BSD Specialist
Domain 5Objective 2
715.2 Perform Basic File Management (weight: 3) BSD-SPECIALIST Practice Questions (Page 3)
Part of the Topic 715: Basic Unix Skills domain, which makes up ~20% of our current practice bank. Linux Professional Institute does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~7–12 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 24 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)
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Questions 11–15
- 11
An administrator must back up the /var/log directory tree to a remote server using a single archive file. The archive must preserve file permissions and be created without requiring root privileges. Which command accomplishes this?
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A user wants to delete a file 'old.log' but is concerned about accidentally deleting the wrong file. Which command should the user run to be prompted for confirmation before deletion?
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A user wants to remove a directory 'oldlogs' that contains several subdirectories and various file types. The user wants to ensure that no files are left behind. Which command accomplishes this?
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An administrator must remove a directory 'old_data' that contains a mix of files, some of which are write-protected. The administrator wants to remove the directory and all contents without being prompted for each file, but also wants to see a summary of what was removed. Which command accomplishes this?
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Which rm option is equivalent to -r and also enables recursive removal of directories?
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