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Question 38. CSCD240-E1-C

Write the separator so both commands run regardless of success, then example date and hostname.

Work the drill

Answer on paper or in a terminal before revealing the ideal answer.

Ideal answer
; separator; example: date; hostname

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.

&& with date && hostname
Misconception. && requires first to succeed.
Remedy. Read "regardless of success".

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DCWF tasks: T0498
KU outcomes: CD-BSP-O1

Course-artifact links

Lectures

  • CSCD240-S26-L07. I/O redirection, aliases, source, .bashrc, env

CTF challenges

  • 03 I/O & Pipelines: Two for One