nerdexam
CompTIA

LX0-104 · Question #470

Man pages cover what topics? (Choose Three)

The correct answer is A. superuser commands B. configuration commands D. programming libraries. Man pages provide comprehensive documentation on various aspects of a Unix-like system, including commands, configuration, and programming interfaces. They serve as the primary offline reference for system administrators and developers.

Shells, Scripting and Data Management

Question

Man pages cover what topics? (Choose Three)

Options

  • Asuperuser commands
  • Bconfiguration commands
  • Csystem policies
  • Dprogramming libraries
  • Ekernel version information

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    90% (27)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • E
    7% (2)

Why each option

Man pages provide comprehensive documentation on various aspects of a Unix-like system, including commands, configuration, and programming interfaces. They serve as the primary offline reference for system administrators and developers.

Asuperuser commandsCorrect

Man pages include documentation for superuser commands, typically found in section 8, detailing how administrators manage the system.

Bconfiguration commandsCorrect

Configuration files and commands are extensively documented in man pages, often found in section 5 for file formats and various command sections for utilities that manage configurations.

Csystem policies

System policies are generally higher-level guidelines or rules set by an organization or system administrator, not typically documented within standard man pages which focus on specific commands, files, or functions.

Dprogramming librariesCorrect

Man pages contain detailed information on programming libraries and system calls, commonly found in section 2 (system calls) and section 3 (library functions), essential for software development.

Ekernel version information

While man pages might describe commands to get kernel information, the man pages themselves do not directly cover "kernel version information" as a topic, but rather document specific commands related to the kernel or system.

Concept tested: Man pages content and categories

Source: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/man.1.html

Topics

#man pages#documentation#system commands#libraries

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full LX0-104 Practice