Displaying only the answer value with dig | LPIC-1 102-500 Exam original practice question

109.4Standard

Query the A record for app.example.test.

Omit headers, question details, and statistics so only a concise answer value is shown.

Which command 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.

dig +stats app.example.test A: Incorrect. +stats enables statistics rather than suppressing them.
dig +comments app.example.test A: Incorrect. +comments displays comment lines.
dig +short app.example.test A: Correct. +short prints the answer in compact form.
dig +question app.example.test A: Incorrect. +question displays the question section.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectdig +stats app.example.test A

Incorrect. +stats enables statistics rather than suppressing them.

Incorrectdig +comments app.example.test A

Incorrect. +comments displays comment lines.

Correctdig +short app.example.test A

Correct. +short prints the answer in compact form.

Incorrectdig +question app.example.test A

Incorrect. +question displays the question section.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

printf '%s
' '+short -> concise answer values'

+short -> concise answer values

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 IDKP-109-837

Environmentdig option対応表（DNS通信なし）

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