A Linux systems administrator needs to compress a file named passwords.txt. The compressed file should be saved as passwords.txt.gz. Which of the following commands should the administrator use to…

The correct answer is A. gzip -c passwords.txt > passwords.txt.gz. The gzip command with the -c flag outputs the compressed data to standard output, which can then be redirected to create a .gz file. This approach maintains the original file while creating a compressed version.

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A Linux systems administrator needs to compress a file named passwords.txt. The compressed file should be saved as passwords.txt.gz. Which of the following commands should the administrator use to accomplish this task?

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Agzip -c passwords.txt > passwords.txt.gz
Bgzip -d passwords.txt | passwords.txt.gz
Cgzip -n passwords.txt > passwords.txt.gz
Dgzip -n passwords.txt < passwords.txt.gz

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Explanation

The gzip command with the -c flag outputs the compressed data to standard output, which can then be redirected to create a .gz file. This approach maintains the original file while creating a compressed version.

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