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What are six reasons for using the command-line environment?
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Six reasons for using the command line are: it gives you access options not available in the graphical interface; it lets you bypass Finder restrictions; administrators can act as root at the command line; remote SSH access is invisible to the user; it makes automation easy using scripting; and you can combine the command line with ARD to send administrative commands remotely to multiple Macs at the same time.
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What four methods can be used to access the command-line environment?
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Four methods that can be used to access the command line are: the Terminal application
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What three items are in the default command-line user prompt?
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The three items in the default command-line user prompt are
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What are the three main components of a typical command?
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The three main components of a typical command are: the command’s name
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What do the following terms describe: folder
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directory
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What is the difference between absolute and relative paths?
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Absolute paths always start from the root
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Which command is used to list items in a folder?
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The ls command is used to list items in a folder.
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Which two commands can be used to read text files?
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Two commands used to read text files are cat and less.
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What is the sudo command used for?
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The sudo command is used to allow administrators to run commands with root privileges.
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What are the two primary automation technologies for the graphical interface? How do they differ?
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Automator is an easy-to-use application that can create workflows based on predefined actions. AppleScript is an English-like scripting language that allows you to script graphical applications.
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What are the three minimal steps required for creating a command-line script?
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Three minimal steps required for creating a command-line script are: create a plain text file containing a list of commands
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