multiple_choice
easy
Remember
env
2 points
Question 20. CSCD240-E1-C
Which single command displays the current value of PATH?
Work the drill
Answer on paper or in a terminal before revealing the ideal answer.
Ideal answer
A: printenv PATH
Misconception bank
Each row below is a plausible wrong answer, the thinking that produces it, and the remedy that corrects the misconception. These are the foundation of the multiple-choice framing and the targeted feedback a student receives after answering.
B: path
Misconception. No such command.
Remedy. Misremembering Windows cmd.
C: get PATH
Misconception. Not a command.
Remedy. Use printenv or echo.
D: show $PATH
Misconception. Not a command.
Remedy. Explicit name: printenv or echo.
Authority mappings
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DCWF roles:
IT-451 System Administrator
DCWF tasks:
T0498
KU outcomes:
CD-BSP-O1
Course-artifact links
Lectures
- CSCD240-S26-L07. I/O redirection, aliases, source, .bashrc, env
CTF challenges
- 04 Environment & Patterns: What's in $HOME?