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Rihanna is a great singer by night, and a RHEL Sysadmin at Google by day. She is teaching a group of new hires how to execute commands on files found using the "find" command on a RHEL system. Please list 5 examples that she might give the class. After the demonstration, the class asks her to please sing a song. Should she do it, or not?

Certainly! Here are five examples of commands that Rihanna might give to the class to demonstrate executing actions on files found using the "find" command in a RHEL system:

1. Example 1: Count the number of files found:

   • find /path/to/directory -type f | wc -l
   • This command will find all files in the specified directory and its subdirectories and count the total number of files found.
2. Example 2: Move found files to a different directory:
   • find /path/to/source -type f -name "*.txt" -exec mv {} /path/to/destination \;
   • This command will find all files with a .txt extension in the source directory and move them to the destination directory.
3. Example 3: Change permissions of found files:
   • find /path/to/directory -type f -name "*.sh" -exec chmod 755 {} \;
   • This command will find all files with a .sh extension in the directory and change their permissions to 755 (read, write, execute for the owner, and read and execute for others).
4. Example 4: Compress found files into a tar archive:
   • find /path/to/directory -type f -name "*.log" -exec tar -czvf archive.tar.gz {} +
   • This command will find all files with a .log extension in the directory and create a compressed tar archive named "archive.tar.gz" containing those files.
5. Example 5: Delete found files:
   • find /path/to/directory -type f -name "*.tmp" -delete
   • This command will find all files with a .tmp extension in the directory and delete them.

Regarding the request to sing a song, it ultimately depends on Rihanna's comfort level and willingness to share her singing talent. If she feels confident and happy to entertain the class, she can certainly consider singing a song. However, if she prefers to keep her personal and professional lives separate or feels uncomfortable singing in that setting, she has the right to politely decline the request. Respecting her boundaries and personal preferences is important.