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Patch & Diff Quiz

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QUESTION 01

Your colleague sent you a patch called fix_names.patch, which fixes a config file called fix_names.conf. What command do you need to run to apply the patch to the config file?

A diff names.conf fix_names.conf

B patch fix_names.conf < fix_names.patch

C patch fix_names.conf names.conf

D diff names.conf_orig names.conf_fixed > fix_names.conf

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QUESTION 02

You're helping a friend with a bug in a script called fix_permissions.py, which fixes the permissions of a bunch of files. To work on the file, you make a copy and call it fix_permissions_modified.py. What command do you need to run after solving the bug to send the patch to your friend?

A patch fix_permissions.py < fix_permissions_modified.py

B diff fix_permissions.py fix_permissions.diff

C diff fix_permissions.py fix_permissions_modified.py > fix_permissions.diff

D patch fix_permissions.py > fix_permissions.patch

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QUESTION 03

The _____ command highlights the words that changed in a file instead of working line by line.

A wdiff

B patch

C diff -u

D diff

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QUESTION 04

How can we choose the return value our script returns when it finishes?

A Use the patch command

B Using the exit command from the sys module

C Use the diff command

D Use meld

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QUESTION 05

In addition to the original files, what else do we need before we can use the patch command?

A Full copy of the new files

B exit command of the sys module

C Diff file

D Version control

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