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050-720 · Question #359

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

The correct answer is D. It displays a line similar to the following, but otherwise does nothing: -rw-r--r-- root/root 23 2005- 03-11. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

What does the following command do? tar -tzvf /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 /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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(48 responses)
  • A
    6% (3)
  • B
    13% (6)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    77% (37)

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