Locating common user commands | LinuC Level 1 101 Exam original practice question

1.02.4Basic

Find the FHS hierarchy for commands used by most users.

Which directory is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on the requirement

Identify what must change and what must remain unchanged. Then choose the command whose scope matches that requirement.

Hint 2: Check each command's role

Separate commands that display information, change state, remove data, or affect a child process.

/usr/share: Incorrect. /usr/share contains data rather than executable commands.
/usr/lib: Incorrect. /usr/lib contains libraries.
/usr/bin: Correct. /usr/bin is the standard hierarchy for most user commands.
/var/lib: Incorrect. /var/lib contains variable application state.

Detailed explanation

Incorrect/usr/share

Incorrect. /usr/share contains data rather than executable commands.

Incorrect/usr/lib

Incorrect. /usr/lib contains libraries.

Correct/usr/bin

Correct. /usr/bin is the standard hierarchy for most user commands.

Incorrect/var/lib

Incorrect. /var/lib contains variable application state.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

test -d /usr/bin && printf '/usr/bin exists\n'

/usr/bin exists

Foundation review

Check whether the command acts on the current shell, a new process, an existing process, or a file.

Use the supplied command and compare the output with the expected result.

Question IDKL-101-428

EnvironmentFHS準拠Linux / ディレクトリ存在確認のみ

Last technical review2026-08-13