Asked by Anonymous
2. The following command will copy all files with the name that begins with any single char followed by either character 4 or 5 and ends with any other characters.
a) cp ?[45]* ~/
b) cp ????? /
c) cp a4file ~/
d) cp *[45]* ~/
a) cp ?[45]* ~/
b) cp ????? /
c) cp a4file ~/
d) cp *[45]* ~/
Answers
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The correct answer is a) cp ?[45]* ~/.
Explanation:
- The question mark (?) matches any single character.
- [45] matches either 4 or 5.
- The asterisk (*) matches any number of characters.
- The tilde (~) represents the home directory of the current user.
Therefore, the command will copy all files that begin with any single character, followed by either 4 or 5, and end with any other characters to the home directory of the current user.
Explanation:
- The question mark (?) matches any single character.
- [45] matches either 4 or 5.
- The asterisk (*) matches any number of characters.
- The tilde (~) represents the home directory of the current user.
Therefore, the command will copy all files that begin with any single character, followed by either 4 or 5, and end with any other characters to the home directory of the current user.