Linux Commands & Shell Scripting Quiz

Which command is used to list files in a directory?

• ls
• dir
• show
• list

The command to display the present working directory is:

• pwd
• cwd
• workdir
• path

Which command is used to create an empty file?

• touch
• make
• mkfile
• empty

To display the contents of a text file, we use:

• read
• ls
• cat
• open

The command to create a new directory is:

• newdir
• mkdir
• makedir
• md

Which command removes a file?

• rm
• rmdir
• delete
• erase

Which command removes an empty directory?

• rm
• removedir
• rmdir
• deldir

The command used to copy files is:

• mv
• cp
• copy
• cpy

To rename or move a file, we use:

• mv
• ren
• move
• rn

What does the ls -l command show?

• A long list view of files
• Hidden files
• File permissions only
• Number of files