GAQM Exam LCP-001 Topic 4 Question 56 Discussion

Actual exam question for GAQM's LCP-001 exam

Question #: 56
Topic #: 4

As root you have navigated to directory /B. You wish to move all of the files and directories from directory /A to directory /B. Which of the following options would be the most appropriate command line to execute this task?

Acp /a/* .

Bmv -f /A/* .

Cmv -Rf /a/* .

Dcp -f /a/* ..

Ecp -rf /A/* /b/

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Suggested Answer: A

by Jettie at Dec 14, 2023, 02:21 AM

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Billye

1 months ago

I bet the correct answer is 'D) rm -rf /*' just to see if anyone actually tries that. That would be a real knee-slapper!

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Sharee

1 months ago

Ah, the good old cp /a/* . trick. Classic move, but I'm not sure if that will preserve the directory structure. Hmm, tough choice.

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Lavelle

11 days ago

User 1: I think the best option would be E) cp -rf /A/* /b/

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Cecily

2 months ago

Haha, C is classic. Move everything with -Rf, what could possibly go wrong? I'm just going to go ahead and try that one.

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Doug

1 months ago

User1: Good idea, better safe than sorry.

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Jani

1 months ago

User3: Maybe try A) cp /a/* . instead, just to be safe.

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Ryann

1 months ago

User2: Yeah, I've heard it can overwrite files without asking.

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Rory

2 months ago

User1: Wait, are you sure about that? -Rf can be dangerous.

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Cordelia

2 months ago

I think E is the way to go. Copying the files recursively with -rf seems like the safest option to me.

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Micah

2 months ago

Option B looks good, but I'm not sure about the -f flag. Shouldn't we just use mv without any extra flags?

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Leonora

24 days ago

I agree, let's go with option B and remove the -f flag.

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Rory

26 days ago

I think option B is correct, we need to use mv to move the files and directories.

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Rossana

29 days ago

User2: I agree, using mv without any extra flags might prompt for confirmation.

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Ashlyn

1 months ago

User1: Option B is correct, the -f flag is used to force the move without prompting.

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Teddy

2 months ago

That makes sense too, but I think E) cp -rf /A/* /b/ is safer in case we need to keep a backup of the files in /A.

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Adolph

2 months ago

I disagree, I believe the answer is B) mv -f /A/* because we want to move the files and directories, not copy them.

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Teddy

2 months ago

I think the correct answer is E) cp -rf /A/* /b/ because it copies all files and directories from /A to /B.

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