{"id":17040,"date":"2024-04-15T05:08:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=17040"},"modified":"2024-04-15T05:08:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:08:10","slug":"the-command-to-count-the-number-of-files-in-the-current-directory-by-using-pipes-is-a-ls-wc-b-ls-l-wc-l-c-ls-wc-w-d-ls-ws-c-e-none-of-the-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-command-to-count-the-number-of-files-in-the-current-directory-by-using-pipes-is-a-ls-wc-b-ls-l-wc-l-c-ls-wc-w-d-ls-ws-c-e-none-of-the-above\/","title":{"rendered":"The command to count the number of files in the current directory by using pipes, is A. ls | wc B. ls -l | wc -l C. ls | wc -w D. ls | ws -c E. None of the above"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;ls | wc&#8221; option2=&#8221;ls -l | wc -l&#8221; option3=&#8221;ls | wc -w&#8221; option4=&#8221;ls | ws -c E. 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