010-160 Finding Your Way ON A Linux System Practice Question
You are trying to find the location of a binary file, specifically the 'ls' command. Which command is best suited for this?
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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which
The 'which' command finds the location of an executable in the user's PATH.
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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find
Why it's wrong here
find searches the entire filesystem, which is overkill for executables in PATH.
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locate
Why it's wrong here
locate uses a database and might not be up-to-date.
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which
Why this is correct
which returns the pathname of the executable.
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whereis
Why it's wrong here
whereis finds binaries, sources, and man pages, but 'which' is the specific tool for the command in PATH.
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