A systems administrator needs to determine the largest file in a given directory. Which of the following commands should the administrator use? df /home/CFO A.

The correct answer is B. du /home/CFO. The du (disk usage) command reports file and directory sizes. When used with sorting and filtering (e.g., du -ah /home/CFO | sort -rh | head -n 1), it helps identify the largest file in the specified directory.

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A systems administrator needs to determine the largest file in a given directory. Which of the following commands should the administrator use? df /home/CFO A.

Options

Bdu /home/CFO
Cstat /home/CFO

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B
90% (54)
C
10% (6)

Explanation

The du (disk usage) command reports file and directory sizes. When used with sorting and filtering (e.g., du -ah /home/CFO | sort -rh | head -n 1), it helps identify the largest file in the specified directory.

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#Disk Usage#File System Management#Linux Commands#System Administration

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