find with -exec for actions in Linux CLI - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to find all .txt files and list their details using ls.

Linux CLI

find . -name "*.txt" -exec [1] {} \;

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Acat

Bls -l

Crm

Decho

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'cat' will print file contents, not list details.

Using 'rm' will delete files, which is dangerous here.

Using 'echo' will just print the filename without details.

The command 'ls -l' lists detailed information about each found file. Using -exec with ls -l shows details of each .txt file.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to find all .log files and delete them safely.

Linux CLI

find /var/log -type f -name "*.log" -exec [1] {} \;

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Arm

Bcat

Cls

Dtouch

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'ls' only lists files, does not delete.

Using 'cat' prints file contents, no deletion.

Using 'touch' changes timestamps, no deletion.

The 'rm' command deletes files. Using it with -exec removes each found .log file.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code to find all .conf files and change their permissions to 644.

Linux CLI

find /etc -name "*.conf" -exec chmod [1] {} \;

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A644

B600

C777

D755

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 755 gives execute permission, not needed here.

Using 777 gives full permissions, risky for config files.

Using 600 restricts access too much.

Permission 644 means read/write for owner, read for group and others, suitable for config files.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to find all .sh files and make them executable by the owner only.

Linux CLI

find ~/scripts -name "*.sh" -exec chmod [1] [2] \;

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Au+x

B644

C{}

D755

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '644' is a permission number, not a symbolic mode.

Using '755' gives execute permission to all, not owner only.

Forgetting '{}' causes syntax errors.

The command 'chmod u+x' adds execute permission for the owner. '{}' is the placeholder for each found file.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to find all .bak files older than 7 days and delete them.

Linux CLI

find /backup -name "*.bak" -mtime +[1] -type [2] -exec [3] {} \;

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A7

Bf

Crm

Dd

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'd' for type selects directories, not files.

Using 'mtime' without '+' finds files modified exactly 7 days ago.

Using 'ls' or other commands instead of 'rm' won't delete files.

The '-mtime +7' finds files older than 7 days, '-type f' restricts to files, and 'rm' deletes them.