Linux Foundation LFCS Exam - Topic 1 Question 113 Discussion

Actual exam question for Linux Foundation's LFCS exam

Question #: 113
Topic #: 1

Which of the following commands redirects the output of cmd to the file foo.txt, in which an existing file is overwritten?

Acmd || foo.txt

Bcmd | foo.txt

Ccmd && foo.txt

Dcmd >> foo.txt

Ecmd > foo.txt

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Suggested Answer: E

by Maybelle at May 06, 2026, 05:51 PM

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15 hours ago

I remember practicing with output redirection, and I feel like "cmd > foo.txt" is the right choice for overwriting.

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6 days ago

I think the command that overwrites the file is the one with a single greater than sign, but I'm not completely sure.

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