1.2.1

Question 1

cp

Answer 1

copies directories, coping leaves the source data intact

Question 2

cp -r or -R

Answer 2

Recursively copy subdirectories and files within the directories

Question 3

mv

Answer 3

moves and renames directories

Question 4

mv -f

Answer 4

overwrites a directory that already exists in the destination directory w/o prompting

Question 5

mv -i

Answer 5

prompt overwriting a directory i the destination directory

Question 6

mv -n

Answer 6

never overwrites files i the destination directory

Question 7

rmdir

Answer 7

delete empty directory

Question 8

rm

rm -i

Answer 8

removes the directory

prompts before removing

Question 9

rm -r

rm -f

Answer 9

removes directories, subdirectories and files

eliminates prompt from read-only files and avoids exit code error if a file doesn’t exist

Question 10

touch

Answer 10

creates a blank version of a file

Question 11

cp

Answer 11

copies files

Question 12

cp -f

cp -i

Answer 12

Overwrites files that already exist in the destination directory
prompts before overwriting

Question 13

mv

mv -f

Answer 13

moves or renames files

overwrites files that already exist

Question 14

mv -i

mv -n

Answer 14

prompts before overwriting

never overwrites files

Question 15

rm

Answer 15

removes files from the directory