mkdir (create directories) in Linux CLI - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to create a directory named 'photos'.

Linux CLI

mkdir [1]

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

A-v photos

Bphotos

C-p photos

D-m 755 photos

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Adding unnecessary options when just creating a simple directory.

Forgetting to specify the directory name.

The mkdir command followed by the directory name creates that directory. Here, photos is the directory name.

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medium

Complete the command to create nested directories '2024/June' in one step.

Linux CLI

mkdir [1]

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

A-p 2024/June

B-v 2024/June

C-m 755 2024/June

D2024 June

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Trying to create nested directories without the -p option, which causes an error.

Using spaces instead of slashes for nested directories.

The -p option tells mkdir to create parent directories as needed, so nested directories like 2024/June are created in one command.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to create a directory named 'docs' with verbose output.

Linux CLI

mkdir [1] docs

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

A-p

B-m

C-v

D-x

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using -p which creates parent directories but does not show messages.

Using invalid options like -x which cause errors.

The -v option makes mkdir show a message for each directory it creates, which is the verbose mode.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create directories 'music' and 'videos' in one command.

Linux CLI

mkdir [1] [2]

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

Amusic

B-p

Cvideos

D-v

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Trying to use options like -p or -v as directory names.

Using commas or other separators instead of spaces.

You can create multiple directories at once by listing their names separated by spaces after mkdir.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a directory named 'projects' with permissions set to 700 and verbose output.

Linux CLI

mkdir [1] [2] [3] projects

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

A-v

B-m

C700

D-p

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Putting the permission number before the -m option.

Forgetting the verbose option -v.

The -m option sets permissions, here 700 means only the owner can read, write, and execute. The -v option shows messages during creation.