Aliases for shortcuts in Linux CLI - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to create an alias named ll that lists files in long format.

Linux CLI

alias ll='ls [1]'

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

A-h

B-a

C-l

D-r

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using -a shows hidden files but not long format.

Using -h shows sizes in human-readable form but needs -l for details.

The -l option with ls shows files in long listing format.

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medium

Complete the alias to clear the terminal screen using the clear command.

Linux CLI

alias cls='[1]'

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

Aclear

Breset

Ccls

Dclean

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using cls works in Windows but not in Linux.

Using reset clears and resets terminal but is different.

The clear command clears the terminal screen.

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hard

Fix the error in the alias that should show disk usage in human-readable form.

Linux CLI

alias disk='du -[1]h'

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

As

Bh

Ca

Dc

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using -s summarizes but does not format sizes.

Using -c adds totals but no human-readable sizes.

The -h option shows sizes in human-readable format for du.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create an alias gs that runs git status.

Linux CLI

alias gs='git [1] [2]'

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

Astatus

Bcommit

C-s

D-v

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using commit runs a different command.

Using -v shows verbose output, not short status.

The alias runs git status -s for a short status summary.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create an alias llh that lists files long format with human-readable sizes and shows hidden files.

Linux CLI

alias llh='ls [1] [2] [3]'

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

A-l

B-a

C-h

D-r

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Forgetting -a hides hidden files.

Using -r reverses order but is not needed here.

The alias uses -l for long format, -a to show hidden files, and -h for human-readable sizes.