010-160 The Power OF The Command Line Practice Question
What does the command 'history' do?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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It prints the command history list.
It lists the commands previously executed in the current session.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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It shows the date and time of file creation.
Why it's wrong here
That is file metadata, not shell history.
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It displays the system log history.
Why it's wrong here
System logs are managed by journalctl or /var/log.
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It deletes all previous command history.
Why it's wrong here
history -c would, but 'history' just lists them.
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It prints the command history list.
Why this is correct
It shows the list of executed commands with numbers.
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