Exam 101-500 topic 1 question 109 discussion

Actual exam question from LPI's 101-500

Question #: 109
Topic #: 1

[All 101-500 Questions]

What is the purpose of the xargs command?

A. It passes arguments to an X server.
B. It repeats the execution of a command using different parameters for each invocation.
C. It reads standard input and builds up commands to execute.
D. It asks a question, graphically, and returns the answer to the shell.
E. It allows specifying long options (like --help) for commands that normally only accept short options (like -h)

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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

by amwangi at June 14, 2021, 5:38 a.m.

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Reseko

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Selected Answer: C

Example: The command uses xargs to create directories in the ~/tests/ path with usernames obtained from the /etc/passwd file: tail /etc/passwd | cut -d":" -f1 | xargs -I {} mkdir -p ~/tests/{}

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