Bash Shell Scripting - "tar" Command - Part 2

Bash Shell Scripting - "tar" Command - Part 2

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Information Technology (IT), Architecture

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This video tutorial demonstrates how to extract and manage archive files using the tar command. It covers extracting files from tar, GZ, and BZ2 formats, comparing their performance, and extracting single or multiple files. Additionally, it explains how to append files to existing archives and verify their contents.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary command used to extract files from an archive?

unzip

gzip

tar

zip

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which option is used with the tar command to specify the extraction directory?

-C

-f

-x

-v

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the extraction time of a tar.gz file compare to a regular tar file?

It is faster

It cannot be compared

It is slower

It is the same

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens if you try to extract to a non-existent directory using the -C option?

The command fails

An error message is displayed

The directory is created automatically

Files are extracted to the current directory

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What technique is used to identify specific files within an archive before extraction?

File indexing

File listing

Table of contents

Directory search

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the benefit of using tar.bz2 over tar.gz?

More compatible

Better compression

Faster extraction

Easier to use

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step before extracting a single file from an archive?

Create a new directory

List the contents of the archive

Compress the archive

Rename the archive

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