In a shell script, what does $1 represent?

All arguments as a single string

The first command-line argument

LPI LPIC-1:Linux Administrator (101-500)

Domain 5Objective 2

105.2 Customize or Write Simple Scripts LPIC-1 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Part of the Topic 105: Shells and Shell Scripting domain, which makes up ~5% of our current practice bank. Linux Professional Institute does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~2–3 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 30 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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12concepts

12 Concepts in This Objective

Use standard shell syntax
Use shell built-in commands
Create and execute scripts
Handle command-line arguments
Use exit statuses
Use conditional constructs
Use looping constructs
Define and use functions
Use shell variables and quoting
Perform arithmetic operations
Use command substitution
Debug scripts

Questions 26–30

26foundation · easy
Which command is used to explicitly set the exit status of a script?
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27foundation · easy
What is the output of the command: echo $(date +%Y)?
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28foundation · easy
Which loop construct is best suited for iterating over a list of items?
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29foundation · easy
In a shell script, what does $1 represent?
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30application · easy
A user creates a script file named backup.sh with the following content: #!/bin/bash echo "Backup started" The user runs ./backup.sh and receives 'Permission denied'. Which command should the user run to make the script executable?
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105.2 Customize or Write Simple Scripts LPIC-1 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

Which command is used to explicitly set the exit status of a script?

What is the output of the command: echo $(date +%Y)?

Which loop construct is best suited for iterating over a list of items?

In a shell script, what does $1 represent?

A user creates a script file named backup.sh with the following content: #!/bin/bash echo "Backup started" The user runs ./backup.sh and receives 'Permission denied'. Which command should the user run to make the script executable?

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