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

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–help
–info
–doc
-h

Question 2

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The command man -k is the same as the command apropos. True or False?

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True
False

Question 3

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The whatis command is the same as man -w.

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True
False

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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Which two pager commands are used by the man command to control movement within the document? (choose two)

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less
grep
more
page

Question 6

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

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Question 7

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To search the man page sections for the keyword example, which of the following command lines could you execute? (choose two)

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

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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

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Optional
Comments
Required options
Required arguments

Question 10

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The following sections commonly appear on a man page: (choose three)

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DESCRIPTION
LICENSE
SYNOPSIS
NAME

Question 11

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Section 5 of the manual pages covers:

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User commands
Games
File Formats
System administration commands

Question 12

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

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Question 13

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In order to exit viewing a man page, press:

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Question 14

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Which option for the man command should you use if you intend to send the output of the command to a printer?

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-T
–text
-t
-m

Question 15

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What key should be used while working in the man command if you want to go to the end of the document?

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g
e
G
goto

Question 16

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To get help on using the info command, execute: (choose two)

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info -q
info info
man info
help info

Question 17

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To get help while using the info command, press:

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Question 18

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To exit the info page, press:

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Question 19

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In order to search an info page, the first key to press is: (choose one)

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Question 20

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To go to the end of an info page, press:

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N
END
]
n

Question 21

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To go to the next match of a search on a man page, press:

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N
]
}
n

Question 22

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

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

Question 23

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After performing a search, you can use the ____ key to return to a previously found match:

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Question 24

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To move a page forward one at a time while viewing a man page, press the following:

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Spacebar
m
Enter
a

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