cp (copy files and directories) in Linux CLI - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to copy a file named file1.txt to file2.txt.

Linux CLI

cp file1.txt [1]

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Afile2.txt

B-r

Cfile1

Dcopy.txt

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using options like -r when copying a single file.

Typing the wrong destination filename.

The cp command copies files. To copy file1.txt to file2.txt, you specify the source and then the destination filename.

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medium

Complete the command to copy the directory docs and all its contents to backup_docs.

Linux CLI

cp [1] docs backup_docs

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A-r

B-f

C-v

D-i

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Forgetting the -r option when copying directories.

Using options that do not copy directories recursively.

The -r option tells cp to copy directories recursively, including all files and subdirectories.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to copy file.txt to backup/ directory, preserving attributes.

Linux CLI

cp [1] file.txt backup/

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A-v

B-r

C-f

D-a

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using -r alone does not preserve attributes.

Forgetting to specify any option when copying directories.

The -a option copies files and directories preserving attributes like timestamps and permissions. It is useful for backups.

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hard

Fill both blanks to copy all .txt files from source/ to dest/ with verbose output and prompt before overwrite.

Linux CLI

cp [1] [2] source/*.txt dest/

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A-v

B-i

C-r

D-f

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using -f which forces overwrite without prompt.

Using -r unnecessarily for files.

The -v option shows each file copied. The -i option asks before overwriting files.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to copy directory project/ to backup/ preserving all attributes, showing progress, and forcing overwrite.

Linux CLI

cp [1] [2] [3] project/ backup/

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A-a

B-v

C-f

D-i

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using -i instead of -f when forcing overwrite.

Forgetting -a to preserve attributes.

Use -a to preserve attributes, -v to show progress, and -f to force overwrite without prompt.