LPIC-1 Exam 101 v5 (Linux Administrator) — Question 71

What is true regarding the command
ls > files
if files does not exist?

Answer options

• A. The output of ls is printed to the terminal
• B. files is created and contains the output of ls
• C. An error message is shown and ls is not executed
• D. The command files is executed and receives the output of ls
• E. Any output of ls is discarded

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because when the command ls > files is executed and the file does not exist, the system creates the file and writes the output of ls into it. Options A, C, D, and E are incorrect because they misrepresent the behavior of the redirection operator '>' in this scenario.