Copying Contents to a Web Server: Linux+ Exam Practice

Copy Contents to a Web Server

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A Linux systems administrator needs to copy the contents of a directory named 'working' on the local working system to a folder /var/www/html on a server named 'corporate-web'

Which of the following commands will allow the administrator to copy all the contents to the web server?

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The correct command for copying the contents of the working directory on the local system to the remote server corporate-web at /var/www/html is:

A. scp -r working/* webuser@corporate-web:/var/www/html

Explanation:

A. scp -r working/* webuser@corporate-web:/var/www/html:

  • scp is a command-line utility for securely copying files over a network.
  • -r option is used to copy directories recursively.
  • working/* specifies that all the contents inside the working directory should be copied.
  • webuser@corporate-web:/var/www/html specifies the remote server and the destination directory where the files should be copied.

B. tar working/* webuser@corporate-web:/var/www/html:

  • tar is a command-line utility for creating and manipulating archive files.
  • working/* specifies the files and directories to include in the archive file.
  • webuser@corporate-web:/var/www/html specifies the remote server and the destination directory where the archive file should be extracted.
  • This command creates a tar archive of the contents of working, but it does not copy the files to the remote server.

C. cp -r working/* webuser@corporate-web:/var/www/html:

  • cp is a command-line utility for copying files and directories.
  • -r option is used to copy directories recursively.
  • working/* specifies that all the contents inside the working directory should be copied.
  • webuser@corporate-web:/var/www/html specifies the remote server and the destination directory where the files should be copied.
  • This command would work if the remote server were mounted as a local file system. But since it is a remote server, scp is a better option.

D. mv working webuser@corporate-web:/var/www/html:

  • mv is a command-line utility for moving or renaming files and directories.
  • This command would move the entire working directory to /var/www/html on the remote server, but it would not copy the files inside the working directory. Also, the directory would be renamed to html.

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