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050-720 · Question #273

What does the following command do? tar -czvf /tmp/backup.tgz /etc/HOSTNAME

The correct answer is B. It includes the /etc/HOSTNAME file in the newly created /tmp/backup.tgz archive. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

What does the following command do? tar -czvf /tmp/backup.tgz /etc/HOSTNAME

Options

  • AIt extracts the /etc/HOSTNAME file from the /tmp/backup.tgz archive.
  • BIt includes the /etc/HOSTNAME file in the newly created /tmp/backup.tgz archive.
  • CIt produces an error message because the options are in the wrong sequence.
  • DIt displays a line similar to the following, but otherwise does nothing: -rw-r--r-- root/root 23 2005- 03-11

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(16 responses)
  • A
    13% (2)
  • B
    81% (13)
  • D
    6% (1)

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