Linux Essentials (010-160) — Question 2

A directory contains the following three files:
texts 1.txt
texts 2.txt
texts 3.csv
Which command copies the two files ending in .txt to the /tmp/ directory?

Answer options

• A. cp ??.txt /tmp/
• B. cp *.txt /tmp/
• C. cp. \.txt /tmp/
• D. cp ?.txt /tmp/
• E. cp $?.txt /tmp/

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because the wildcard *.txt matches all files that end with .txt, which are texts 1.txt and texts 2.txt. Option A is incorrect as ??.txt would only match files with exactly two characters before .txt, which does not apply here. Options C, D, and E contain syntax errors or incorrect wildcard usage, making them invalid for this task.