Session Review

Question 1 (104.6-023 / command_line)

Enter the command that creates a symbolic link named softlink in /home/carol/Documents pointing to target.txt in the current directory.

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Accepted Answer(s):
ln -s target.txt /home/carol/Documents/softlink

Explanation:
The lesson gives this exact command as the example for creating a symbolic link [1].

Question 2 (104.6-024 / command_line)

Enter the command that creates a hard link named receitas.txt to recipes.txt in the current directory.

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Accepted Answer(s):
ln recipes.txt receitas.txt

Explanation:
The lesson provides this exact example in the explorational exercise [1].

Question 3 (104.6-028 / multiple_choice)

If ls -l shows a link count of 4 on a regular file, what does that mean?

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Your Answer:

Options:

• The file has four permissions sets
• The file has four symbolic links only
• There are four directory entries pointing to the same inode
• The file was copied four times

Explanation:
Every hard link pointing to a file increases its link count by one, so a count of 4 means four names point to the same inode [1].

Question 4 (104.6-005 / multiple_choice)

Which command creates a hard link by default?

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Options:

• cp
• ln
• link
• mv

Explanation:
By itself, ln creates a hard link [1].

Question 5 (104.6-017 / multiple_choice)

What is the difference between a hard link and a copy of a file?

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Your Answer:

Options:

• A hard link is independent, while a copy shares the same inode
• A hard link and the original refer to the same data, while a copy is independent
• A hard link only works for directories, while a copy works for files
• There is no practical difference

Explanation:
A hard link is just another name for the same data on disk, while a copy is a separate independent entity [1].

Question 6 (104.6-026 / command_line)

Enter the command that creates a symbolic link named softlink pointing to /home/carol/Documents/original.txt using an absolute path.

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Accepted Answer(s):
ln -s /home/carol/Documents/original.txt softlink

Explanation:
The lesson gives this exact command as the way to prevent the link from breaking when moved [1].

Question 7 (104.6-025 / command_line)

Enter the command that creates a symbolic link named rezepte.txt pointing to receitas.txt in the current directory.

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Accepted Answer(s):
ln -s receitas.txt rezepte.txt

Explanation:
The lesson provides this exact example in the explorational exercise [1].

Question 8 (104.6-018 / short_answer)

Which command creates a symbolic link named text.txt in the current directory pointing to /home/carol/Documents/document.txt?

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Accepted Answer(s):
ln -s /home/carol/Documents/document.txt text.txt

Explanation:
The lesson answer gives this exact command [1].

Question 9 (104.6-019 / short_answer)

Which command creates a hard link named hardlink in /home/carol/Documents pointing to target.txt in the current directory?

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Accepted Answer(s):
ln target.txt /home/carol/Documents/hardlink

Explanation:
The lesson gives this exact example command for creating a hard link [1].

Question 10 (104.6-003 / multiple_choice)

What best describes a hard link?

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Options:

• A compressed copy of the original file
• A second name for the same file data
• A shortcut to a network resource
• A backup copy with a shared checksum

Explanation:
A hard link is another name for the original file and points to the same inode and data [1].