LPIC 101

How the hell did you guys pass the LPIC-1 101 exam?

I've been studying for it and trying to learn the man pages, command options, and flags, but it's honestly starting to overwhelm me. From every practice question I've seen, it feels like almost every question expects you to know specific flags by heart. As far as I know, you don't get access to man pages during the exam.

Did you actually memorize all those options, or is there another way to approach it? It just seems impossible to know every flag for every command.

I'm honestly terrified of spending $200 on the exam and failing it. I mainly want the certification to strengthen my CV, but right now it feels like there's just too much to memorize.

How did you prepare, and what made the biggest difference for you?