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1Z0-876 · Question #133
Jane has stored files in a compressed tar archive. She extracts the data with the following command: $ zcat keyfiles.tar.Z | tar tvf - Examine the command line. What is the purpose of the - option…
The correct answer is B. The - reads the file argument to the tar command from stdin. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Jane has stored files in a compressed tar archive. She extracts the data with the following command:
$ zcat keyfiles.tar.Z | tar tvf - Examine the command line. What is the purpose of the - option passed to the tar command?
Options
- AThe - disables the tar commands output.
- BThe - reads the file argument to the tar command from stdin.
- CThe - tells the tar command to uncompress the input.
- DThe - causes the tar command output to be sent to disk.
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A16% (4)
- B76% (19)
- C4% (1)
- D4% (1)
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