Home directory (~) and shortcuts in Linux CLI - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to change directory to your home folder using the shortcut.

Linux CLI

cd [1]

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A/home

B~

C/root

D/usr

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using /home instead of ~ does not always point to your personal home directory.

Using /root is the home directory for the root user, not your user.

The tilde (~) is a shortcut for the current user's home directory in Linux.

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medium

Complete the command to list all files, including hidden ones, in your home directory using the shortcut.

Linux CLI

ls -a [1]

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A/home/user

B/tmp

C/

D~

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using /home/user may not work if your username is different.

Using /tmp or / root lists files outside your home directory.

Using ~ points to your home directory, so ls -a ~ lists all files including hidden ones there.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to copy a file named 'notes.txt' from your home directory to /tmp using the home shortcut.

Linux CLI

cp [1]/notes.txt /tmp/

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A~/

B/home/

C~

Dhome

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'home' without a slash is not recognized as a path.

Using '~/ ' with a space or extra slash can cause errors.

The tilde (~) alone expands to your home directory. Adding a slash after it is optional but can cause issues if not used carefully.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a command that moves all '.txt' files from your home directory to the Documents folder inside it.

Linux CLI

mv [1]/*.txt [2]/Documents/

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A~

B/home/user

D/Documents

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using absolute paths like /home/user may not work if username differs.

Using /Documents alone points to root Documents folder, not inside home.

Using ~ for both source and destination paths correctly points to your home directory and its Documents folder.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a command that creates a backup directory named 'backup' inside your home directory and copies all '.conf' files there.

Linux CLI

mkdir [1]/backup && cp [2]/*.conf [3]/backup/

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

A~

D/backup

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using /backup alone creates or copies to a folder in root, not home.

Mixing absolute and relative paths can cause errors.

Using ~ for all paths ensures the commands work inside your home directory and its backup folder.