A Linux systems administrator needs to extract the contents of a file named /home/dev/web.bkp to the /var/www/html/ directory. Which of the following commands should the administrator use?

The correct answer is B. pushd /var/www/html/ $$ cpio -idv < /home/dev/web.bkp && popd. The .bkp file here is a cpio archive, not a tar or zip. The correct way to extract it is by changing into the target directory (/var/www/html/) and using cpio -idv < /home/dev/web.bkp. The pushd and popd commands ensure the administrator returns to the original directory…

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Acd /var/www/html/ && gzip -c /home/dev/web.bkp | tar xf -
Bpushd /var/www/html/ $$ cpio -idv < /home/dev/web.bkp && popd
Ctar -c -f /home/dev/web.bkp /var/www/html/
Dunzip -c /home/dev/web.bkp /var/www/html/

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B
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C
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Explanation

The .bkp file here is a cpio archive, not a tar or zip. The correct way to extract it is by changing into the target directory (/var/www/html/) and using cpio -idv < /home/dev/web.bkp. The pushd and popd commands ensure the administrator returns to the original directory afterward.

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#cpio#backup extraction#archive management#file restoration

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