Linux Essentials 2.0 & 2.21 | Getting Help Module 6 | Chapter 06 Exam Answers Full 100%

Linux Essentials 2.0 & 2.21 | Getting Help Module 6 | Chapter 06 Exam Answers Full 100%

1. What is the standard option to provide a command line program to view its documentation?

   • -h
   • --help
   • --info
   • --doc

2. The command man​ -k is the same as the command apropos.

   True or False?

   • True
   • False

3. The whatis command is the same as man -w.

   • True
   • False

4. The directory where additional documentation for software packages most likely can be found is:

   • /usr/share/doc
   • /var/share/doc
   • /var/lib/doc
   • /usr/software/doc

5. Which two pager commands are used by the man command to control movement within the document?

   (choose two)

   • page
   • more
   • less
   • grep

6. Commands typically executed by a user are covered in what section of the manual?

   • 2
   • 5
   • 3
   • 1

7. To search the man page sections for the keyword example, which of the following command lines could you execute?

   (choose two)

   • man -k example
   • apropos example
   • man -f example
   • whatis example

8. The statement that describes the difference between a man page and an info page is:

   • The info page is like a guide; a man page is a more concise reference.
   • The man page is like a guide; the info page is a more concise reference.
   • There is very little difference between them.
   • The man page is a long detailed reference; the info page is very terse.

9. If you are reading the synopsis of a command from a man page, then items in square [] brackets are:

   • Optional
   • Comments
   • Required options
   • Required arguments

10. The following sections commonly appear on a man page:

    (choose three)

    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • NAME
    • LICENSE

11. Section 5 of the manual pages covers:

    • User commands
    • Games
    • File Formats
    • System administration commands

12. To start searching a man page, the first key you press is:

    • s
    • !
    • f
    • /

13. In order to exit viewing a man page, press:

    • x
    • q
    • y
    • z

14. To get help on using the info command, execute:

    (choose two)

    • info -q
    • man info 
    • help info
    • info info

15. To get help while using the info command, press:

    • A
    • Shift+H
    • Shift+z
    • g

16. To exit the info page, press:

    • x
    • x
    • Q
    • z

17. When interpreting the SYNOPSIS of a command found on a man page, the “|” means:

    • The items it separates cannot be used together
    • The items it separates can be used together

18. The _____ command is normally executed daily to update the database of all files that are on the system.

    • locate
    • updatedb
    • find
    • search

19. The _____ command is normally executed to search for a command or man page.

    • updatedb
    • man -k
    • find
    • whereis

20. The _____ command can be used to find any file, not just commands or man pages.

    • whatis
    • locate
    • whereis
    • apropos

21. The info command merges all available documentation into a single “book”.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

22. Section 9 of man pages relates to what?

    • Games
    • System Calls
    • Kernel Routines
    • Miscellaneous
    • Library Calls

23. The man command searches each of the sections in order until it finds a match.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

24. The whatis command will only return the first result for which section a man page is stored in.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False