Linux File & Directory Management – Full Quiz

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This quiz contains 20 questions focused on Linux file and directory management. It helps DevOps engineers practice common filesystem operations used on servers.

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Which command is used to create a directory?

mkdir

touch

rmdir

rm

The mkdir (make directory) command is used to create new directories.

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Which option with mkdir creates parent directories if they do not exist?

-r

-p

-f

-a

The -p (parents) option allows mkdir to create the full path of directories, including any missing parent directories.

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Which command creates an empty file?

touch

mkdir

cat

vi

The touch command updates the timestamp of a file or creates an empty file if it doesn't exist.

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Which command removes an empty directory?

rm

rmdir

rm -rf

del

The rmdir command is specifically designed to remove empty directories.

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Which command removes a directory and its contents recursively?

rmdir

rm

rm -rf

del

rm -rf (remove recursive force) deletes a directory and all files/subdirectories inside it without prompting.

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Which command copies files or directories?

cp

mv

rsync

scp

The cp (copy) command is used to duplicate files or directories.

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Which option with cp copies directories recursively?

-r

-f

-p

-a

The -r (recursive) option is required when copying directories to include all their contents.

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Which command moves or renames files?

cp

mv

rename

shift

The mv (move) command is used both for moving files to a new location and for renaming them.

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Which command displays the contents of a file?

cat

touch

vi

pwd

The cat command prints the contents of a file to standard output.

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Which command shows a directory structure in a tree format?

ls

tree

find

stat

The tree command displays a recursive directory listing in a visual tree-like format.

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Which editor is commonly used to edit files in Linux terminals?

nano

vi

less

more

vi (or vim) is a standard, powerful text editor available on almost all Linux systems.

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Which command opens a file in read/write mode using vi?

cat file.txt

vi file.txt

less file.txt

open file.txt

Running vi filename opens the file in the vi editor for editing.

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Which command lists files and directories in the current directory?

ls

tree

pwd

whoami

ls list the files and directories in the current working directory.

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Which command deletes a file?

rmdir

rm

del

erase

The rm (remove) command is used to delete files.

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Which command removes multiple files at once?

rm file1 file2

rmdir file1 file2

del *

erase *

You can pass multiple filenames to rm to delete them all in one go.

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Which command shows detailed information about files?

ls

ls -l

tree

pwd

ls -l provides a long listing format containing permissions, ownership, size, and modification time.

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Which command creates multiple directories at once?

mkdir one/two

mkdir -p one/two/three

mkdir one two

mkdir all

mkdir -p allows creating a nested hierarchy of directories in a single command.

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Which command is safer for copying large directory structures in production?

cp

mv

rsync

scp

rsync is preferred for large transfers because it supports resuming, delta updates, and preserves permissions/ownership reliably.

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Which command prints the content of a file to the terminal?

cat

echo

vi

nano

cat writes the file content directly to the terminal output.

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Which command helps visualize directory contents recursively?

ls -l

tree

pwd

cd

tree is the best tool for visualizing the recursive structure of directories.

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