And, by the way, the correct answer is not in the list! Because all answers fail to take hidden files (that start with a ".") into account, because they won't be matches by a single *, the correct answer is: cat .[^.]* * > all_in_one And then again, directories being matched would give an error. So better even might be: cat `find . -type f -maxdepth 1` >all_in_one ++Jos Richard Sharpe wrote: > > At 02:35 PM 6/30/99 +0100, James Fidell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Quoting Richard Sharpe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > >> 3.1b Which one of the following is the correct command to > >> store all of the contents of all files in the > >> present working directory (or pwd) into a single new file called > >> 'all_in_one'? > >> a cat * > all_in_one > >> b cp * all_in_one > >> c cat * >> all_in_one > >> d All of the above > >> > >> C is given as the correct answer, but it seems clearly wrong. If all_in_one > >> already exists, then its contents will be appended with the contents of the > >> other files. > > > >I assumed that the phrase "new file" meant that it didn't already exist, > >in which case either A or C should be acceptable. > > > >If the file does already exist, then a will truncate the existing file > >and c won't, and both give an error message. > > Hmmm, well, I tried it on TurboLinux 3.4.0, and did not get an error. > > I guess that I mis-understood the question, and now consider it to be > ambiguous. There is definitely no need for the >> as well. > > >I'd agree that C shouldn't be the correct answer for this. > > > >James. > >-- > > "Yield to temptation -- | Consultancy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > it may not pass your way again" | http://www.cloud9.co.uk/james > > | > > - Lazarus Long | James Fidell > > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ > >This message was sent by the linux-cert-program mailing list. To unsubscribe: > >echo unsubscribe | mail -s '' [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Regards > ------- > Richard Sharpe, [EMAIL PROTECTED], NS Computer Software and Services P/L, > Samba (Team member www.samba.org), Ethereal (Team member www.zing.org) > Co-author, SAMS Teach Yourself Samba in 24 Hours > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This message was sent by the linux-cert-program mailing list. To unsubscribe: > echo unsubscribe | mail -s '' [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- I am the josv in josv.com :-) By the way, I am continuing to Live Without Windows! Latest article: http://josv.com/~me/lww_dos.html
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