XK0-005 Question #1521: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: cat toDelete.txt | xargs rm -rf. The command cat toDelete.txt | xargs rm -rf will delete all files and directories with names that are contained in the toDelete.txt file. The cat command reads the file and outputs its contents to the standard output. The | operator pipes the output to the next command. The xargs

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Question

A Linux administrator was tasked with deleting all files and directories with names that are contained in the sobelete.txt file. Which of the following commands will accomplish this task?

Options

Axargs -f cat toDelete.txt -rm
Brm -d -r -f toDelete.txt
Ccat toDelete.txt | rm -frd
Dcat toDelete.txt | xargs rm -rf

Explanation

The command cat toDelete.txt | xargs rm -rf will delete all files and directories with names that are contained in the toDelete.txt file. The cat command reads the file and outputs its contents to the standard output. The | operator pipes the output to the next command. The xargs command converts the output into arguments for the next command. The rm -rf command removes the files and directories recursively and forcefully.

Topics

#xargs utility#rm command#Command piping#File management

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