Arista ACE-P-ALE1.04 Exam - Topic 4 Question 118 Discussion

Actual exam question for Arista's ACE-P-ALE1.04 exam

Question #: 118
Topic #: 4

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Which utility can be used to merge sequentially corresponding lines of input streams into a single output stream?

Asort

Bcut

Cpaste

Ddiff

Egrep

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Suggested Answer: C

by Deandrea at Oct 31, 2025, 08:27 AM

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Temeka

28 days ago

Yeah, sort just organizes, not merges. Paste is the way to go!

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Craig

1 month ago

I was torn between paste and sort, but paste fits better.

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Marjory

1 month ago

Agreed! Paste is perfect for that.

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Dulce

2 months ago

I think the answer is C) paste. It merges lines well.

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Providencia

2 months ago

Nope, it's not grep or cut!

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Ricki

2 months ago

I thought it was diff for a second.

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Shawnna

2 months ago

Agreed, paste is the right choice!

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Salina

3 months ago

It's definitely C) paste!

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Lindsey

3 months ago

I'm going to have to go with C) paste. It's the only option that makes sense for the task at hand. Gotta love these multiple-choice questions!

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German

3 months ago

B) cut? Cutting lines? That's not what we're trying to do here. This is a tough one, but I'm going with C) paste.

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Leonor

3 months ago

E) grep? What does that have to do with merging input streams? The options are getting more and more ridiculous.

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Chau

3 months ago

Haha, A) sort? Really? As if that would merge the input streams. This exam is a joke.

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Sheron

3 months ago

I feel like I’ve seen paste in examples about combining outputs, but I’m not 100% confident it’s the only one that fits this description.

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Adell

4 months ago

I’m a bit confused. I remember sort and cut being used for different purposes, but I can't recall exactly how they differ from paste.

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Theodora

4 months ago

I practiced a similar question where we had to combine files, and I think paste was the right choice there too.

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Miesha

4 months ago

I think D) diff is the right answer. It's used to compare files and could be used to merge the input streams.

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Vannessa

4 months ago

The answer is clearly C) paste. It's the only option that mentions merging input streams.

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Queenie

5 months ago

Wait, are we sure about that?

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Francisca

5 months ago

I think the answer might be C) paste, but I'm not completely sure. I remember it being about merging lines.

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Dortha

5 months ago

I feel pretty confident that paste is the right answer here. It's the only option that specifically mentions merging lines from input streams, which is what the question is asking about.

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Precious

5 months ago

Ugh, I'm totally blanking on the details of these file manipulation utilities. I'll just guess C) paste and hope for the best.

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Goldie

6 months ago

Okay, let me see. I know paste is used to combine lines from multiple files, so that seems like the most likely answer. I'll mark C) paste and move on to the next question.

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Pamella

6 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. I'll need to think it through carefully. Maybe I should review the man pages for the different utilities to refresh my memory.

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