103.4 Use Streams, Pipes and Redirects LPIC-1 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–8

1. 6application · medium

   A script produces important warnings on standard error. An administrator wants to discard the normal output but keep the warnings in a file named warnings.log. Which command should they use?

   • Ascript > /dev/null 2> warnings.log
   • Bscript 2> warnings.log
   • Cscript 2>&1 > /dev/null
   • Dscript > warnings.log 2>&1
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2. 7foundation · easy

   What is the primary function of the `tee` command?

   • ATo split a file into multiple smaller files
   • BTo redirect standard error to a file
   • CTo read from standard input and write to both standard output and one or more files
   • DTo concatenate multiple files and display the result
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3. 8foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of the `xargs` command?

   • ATo compress files and directories
   • BTo convert standard input into command-line arguments for another command
   • CTo search for files based on their content
   • DTo display the contents of a file page by page
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