Exam 010-160 topic 1 question 64 discussion

Actual exam question from LPI's 010-160

Question #: 64
Topic #: 1

[All 010-160 Questions]

Which command copies the contents of the directory /etc/, including all sub-directories, to /root/?

A. copy /etc /root
B. cp -r /etc/* /root
C. cp -v /etc/* /root
D. rcp /etc/* /root
E. cp -R /etc/*.* /root

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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

by beazzlebub at July 26, 2021, 6 p.m.

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2 months ago

Selected Answer: B

B is correct While cp-r and cp-R are both correct option for recursive copying, answer E is incorrect because the *.* pattern only matches files with a dot in their name, missing directories and other files without extensions. This would not accurately copy all contents.

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