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GIAC GSNA Exam - Topic 1 Question 8 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GSNA exam
Question #: 8
Topic #: 1
[All GSNA Questions]

Which of the following commands can be used to format text files?

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Suggested Answer: D

The pr command is used to format text files according to the specified options. This command is usually used to paginate or columnate files for

printing.

Answer B is incorrect. The ps command reports the status of processes that are currently running on a Linux computer.

Answer A is incorrect. The wc command is used to count the number of bytes, words, and lines in a given file or in the list of files.

Answer C is incorrect. The tail command is used to display the last few lines of a text file or piped data.


by Marguerita at May 06, 2022, 05:42 AM

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Stefania
4 months ago
Wait, can pr really format? I thought it just printed!
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Letha
4 months ago
Totally agree, pr is the right choice here!
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Leoma
4 months ago
wc just counts lines and words, not formatting.
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Malcom
4 months ago
I thought tail was for viewing file content, not formatting.
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Mirta
5 months ago
pr is definitely used for formatting text files.
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Coral
5 months ago
I’m pretty confident that "pr" is the right answer, but I wish I had reviewed more examples before the exam.
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Truman
5 months ago
I feel like "wc" counts words and lines, but it doesn't format text.
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Kina
5 months ago
I remember practicing with "tail" for viewing the end of files, but I don’t think it formats them.
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Tawanna
5 months ago
I think "pr" is the command used for formatting text files, but I'm not entirely sure.
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Estrella
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. The options seem to cover different aspects of the FATF Recommendations, but I'm not sure which one is the "key aspect" that describes the essential foundation for resource allocation. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Brittani
5 months ago
I'm a bit confused by the wording of this question. What exactly do they mean by "discreet investigation"? Is that the same as back-grounding? I'm going to have to read through the material again to make sure I understand the key differences between the options.
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Mozelle
5 months ago
Ah, I see what's going on here. The attacker is trying to saturate the network's resources to prevent communications - that's the classic definition of a Denial-of-Service attack. I'm going to go with option A and move on to the next question.
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