Multiple choice unix

Which command is used to display a file contents in octal form?





    

      
    
            
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    cd
    
    
            
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    od
    
    
            
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    of
    
    
            
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    oct
    
    
            
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od (octal dump) displays file contents in octal format. cd changes directories, of is not a command, oct is not the correct command for this purpose.


          

        

        

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The 'od' (octal dump) command in Unix/Linux displays the contents of a file in octal (or other) format, historically defaulting to octal byte values — hence the name. 'cd' changes directories, 'of' is not a real command, and 'oct' doesn't exist as a standard utility. 'od' is the correct, standard answer.




                
              

          

        

    

  



          

      
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