The X11 configuration file xorg.conf is grouped into sections. How is the content of the section SectionName associated with that section?

Question

Options

• AIt is placed in curly brackets as in Section SectionName { ... }.
• BIt is placed between a line containing Section "SectionName" and a line containing EndSection.
• CIt is placed between the tags <Section name="SectionName"> and </Section>
• DIt is placed after the row [SectionName].
• EIt is placed after an initial unindented Section "SectionName" and must be indented by exactly one

• A
  4% (1)
• B
  82% (23)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  11% (3)

Explanation

Option B is correct because xorg.conf uses a plain-text block syntax where each section opens with Section "SectionName" on its own line and closes with EndSection - this is the actual format defined by the X.Org specification. Option A is wrong because xorg.conf does not use curly-brace syntax (that belongs to languages like C or JSON). Option C is wrong because xorg.conf is not XML and uses no angle-bracket tags. Option D is wrong because the [SectionName] bracket style is INI-file syntax (used by files like /etc/samba/smb.conf), not X11. Option E is wrong because there is no indentation requirement - indentation inside a section is conventional for readability but not enforced by the parser.

Memory tip: Think of xorg.conf sections like a sandwich - Section "Name" is the top slice, your config lines are the filling, and EndSection is the bottom slice. No brackets, no tags, just open and close keywords.

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