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A Linux administrator recently downloaded a software package that is currently in a compressed file.
Which of the following commands will extract the files?
Options
Discussion
Option C is correct here, but only if the file is actually .gz format. If it's a .zip, then unzip would be needed instead. Sometimes practice tests like to sneak in that detail, so check the file extension.
C , lots of similar questions in the LX0-005 study guides and labs.
D imo
Option C since gzip is the standard for .gz files on Linux. Official Linux+ guide and practice labs both point to gzip for extraction. If it was a zip file, unzip would be the move, but that's not mentioned here. Pretty sure, but chime in if you see it differently.
I actually think A could work here since unzip -v deals with compressed files, so it makes sense if the package is a zip archive. Not sure why everyone's skipping over A for basic extraction needs, unless I'm missing something about the flags. Open to corrections if someone’s tried this directly.
C here. Most Linux compressed files use gzip, so that's the default tool unless stated otherwise.
C over A. A is a trap since
unzip -v just shows contents, doesn't extract them. Gzip actually decompresses files on Linux, so that's way more likely here. Pretty sure about this but open if anyone has a counterpoint.C tbh. Unless it's a zip file but the question just says compressed, so gzip is usually the go-to. Not totally sure without the extension.
C
C imo. Had something like this in a mock and gzip is used for extracting .gz files, which are the usual format for Linux software packages. Others here only list contents or are for zip files.
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