Discuss LPI 201-450 Exam Topic 12 Question 26

What does the -p3 option to the patch command do?

AIt will strip off path information from each file mentioned in the patch file up to and including the third / character.

Bpatch continues execution as long as there are three or fewer errors.

CIt instructs patch to look up to three lines of context before or after the declared line in the original file for a match.

Dpatch will keep three previous versions of each file in the output to prevent loss of change history.

EIt instructs patch to conform more strictly to the POSIX standard.

Suggested Answer: A

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12 comments · newest first

Skye 11 months ago

I thought it was about context lines, but A makes sense too.

Clorinda 12 months ago

B is wrong, it doesn't relate to error handling at all.

Sharen 12 months ago

Wait, is it really just about stripping paths? Sounds too simple.

Lynda 12 months ago

Totally agree with A, that's how it works!

Veda 1 year ago

It's definitely A, strips path info up to the third slash.

Minna 1 year ago

I don’t recall the specifics, but I know the patch command has options for handling paths and context. I hope I can remember the right one!

Meaghan 1 year ago

I’m leaning towards option A, but I have a nagging feeling that it might be about context lines instead.

Georgeanna 1 year ago

I think the -p3 option is about stripping path information, but I’m not entirely sure if it’s exactly three slashes.

Gayla 1 year ago

I remember practicing a question similar to this, and I think it was definitely related to how many directories to strip from the file paths.

Antione 1 year ago

Alright, I think I've got a handle on this. The key is recognizing that the view wasn't recompiled after the table was altered, so the code block will likely result in an error. I'll double-check my work, but I'm feeling good about this one.

Laine 1 year ago

I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know the VMware Cloud Director logs are important, but I'm not sure which specific log file would have the most relevant information for a failed deployment. I'll have to think this through carefully.

Dottie 1 year ago

I'm feeling confident about this one. The "properties" parameter is the correct answer, as it provides the flexibility to manage the model metadata in the way the question describes.

LPI 201-450 Exam - Topic 12 Question 26 Discussion