What is the function of cp command in Unix?

Unix - Quiz(MCQ)

delete a given file

change the directory

list all the available files in the current directory

cp is a command used for copying files and directories

Correct Answer : cp is a command used for copying files and directories

Explanation : cp command is basically used for creating a copy of source file or a group of files. The syntax of the command requires at least two filenames to be specified. If both the files specified are ordinary files, the first file will be copied to the second file. The syntax of cp command is cp source_filename destination_filename. The contents of the source file will be copied to the destination file in the same directory.

$ cp  file_01  file_02               // copies file_01 to file_02â€‹

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super

admn

Correct Answer : su

Explanation : Any user can acquire the status of superuser by using the su command. The only condition that needs to be fulfilled here is, he/she must be aware of the root password. For example,

$ su
Password: *****        //root’s password
#pwd
/home/abd             //prompt changes ( super user mode)â€‹

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mem

Correct Answer : du

Explanation : Sometimes, we may need to find out the consumption of a specific directory rather than an entire file system. For this purpose, du command is used. This command reports usage by recursive examination of the directory structure.

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Correct Answer : chmod +x

Explanation : Before we run the script, it is essential to make the script executable first. After that invoke the script name to run the script. For making the script executable, we have to use chmod +x script_name.