Question

Write the Linux command that will add the current directory to the beginning of the PATH environment variable.

Linux Command:

Write the command that will create a compressed archive of your Chap12 directory. Name the archive Chap12Backup.tgz

Linux Command:

Answer 1

Write the Linux command that will add the current directory to the beginning of the PATH environment variable.

Linux Command:

export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)

So for example , if pwd is /home/me/tmp, PATH will be set to $PATH:/home/me/tmp

(here, pwd is: print working directory.)

Write the command that will create a compressed archive of your Chap12 directory. Name the archive Chap12Backup.tgz

Linux Command:

 tar cvzf Chap12Backup.tgz

Additional information:

1. c – Creates a new .tar archive file.
2. v – Verbosely show the .tar file progress.
3. f – File name type of the archive file
4. To create a compressed gzip archive file we use the option as z.