Absolute vs relative paths in Linux CLI - Interactive Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to list files using an absolute path.

Linux CLI

ls [1]

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A../documents

B/home/user/documents

C./documents

Ddocuments

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using relative paths when an absolute path is required.

Not starting absolute paths with '/'.

An absolute path starts from the root directory, which is '/'. So '/home/user/documents' is an absolute path.

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medium

Complete the command to change directory to a relative path.

Linux CLI

cd [1]

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A/var/log

B/logs

Clogs

D/var

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using absolute paths when a relative path is expected.

Starting relative paths with '/'.

Relative paths do not start with '/'. 'logs' is a relative path to the current directory.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to copy a file using an absolute path.

Linux CLI

cp [1] /backup/

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Ahome/user/file.txt

B./file.txt

Cfile.txt

D/home/user/file.txt

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Omitting the leading '/' in absolute paths.

Using relative paths when absolute paths are needed.

Absolute paths must start with '/'. '/home/user/file.txt' is the correct absolute path.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a relative path command to move up one directory and then into 'projects'.

Linux CLI

cd [1]/[2]

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A..

Bprojects

C.

D/projects

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using '.' instead of '..' to move up.

Using absolute path '/projects' instead of relative.

To move up one directory, use '..'. Then enter the 'projects' directory.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a command that lists files in the documents folder inside the user's home directory using an absolute path.

Linux CLI

ls [1]/[2]/[3]

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A/home

Buser

Cdocuments

Ddownloads

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using relative paths instead of absolute.

Mixing up folder order in the path.

The absolute path is '/home/user/documents'. This lists files in the documents folder inside the user's home directory.