A Linux administrator needs to archive all the *.log files in the /var/log directory. The directory has several symbolic link files that need to be included in the car file. Which of the following…

The correct answer is C. tar -czh logarchive.tgz /var/log/*.log. The tar command requires specific flags to handle symbolic links correctly. The -h flag (also written as --dereference) tells tar to follow symbolic links and archive the actual files they point to, rather than the links themselves. Option C uses -czh: -c creates a new archive…

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A Linux administrator needs to archive all the *.log files in the /var/log directory. The directory has several symbolic link files that need to be included in the car file. Which of the following commands should the administrator run to create

Options

Atar -tvz logarchive.tgz /var/log/".log
Btar -xhz Icgarchive.tgz /var/log/*.log
Ctar -czh logarchive.tgz /var/log/*.log
Dtar -cpz logarchive.tgz /var/log/*.log

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(22 responses)

C
95% (21)
D
5% (1)

Explanation

The tar command requires specific flags to handle symbolic links correctly. The -h flag (also written as --dereference) tells tar to follow symbolic links and archive the actual files they point to, rather than the links themselves. Option C uses -czh: -c creates a new archive, -z compresses it with gzip (producing a .tgz), and -h dereferences symbolic links - satisfying all requirements. Option A uses -t which only lists archive contents (not create). Option B uses -x which extracts rather than creates. Option D uses -p (preserve permissions) but lacks -h, so symbolic links would be archived as links rather than their target file contents.

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