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What are the four fundamental components of every file system on linux?

1683

Write the syntax for "if" conditionals in linux?

1118

Write a command sequence to find all the files modified in less than 2 days and print the record count of each.

1515

How to set an array in linux?

1224

Write down the syntax of "for " loop

1101

What will happen to my current process when I execute a command using exec?

1053

What is the equivalent of a file shortcut that we have a window on a linux system?

1133

I have 2 files and I want to print the records which are common to both.

1165

I want to read all input to the command from file1 direct all output to file2 and error to file 3, how can I achieve this?

1 2247

Write a script to print the first 10 elements of fibonacci series.

2349

How do we create command aliases in a shell?

1001

Write a command sequence to find the count of each word?

994

I want to create a directory such that anyone in the group can create a file and access any person's file in it but none should be able to delete a file other than the one created by himself.

1034

What are the different types of commonly used shells on a typical linux system?

1095

How will you connect to a database server from linux?

1047

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How are shells born?

968

Where is bash history?

924

How to check if a directory exists?

1199

What are the advantages of shell scripting?

1045

Print a given number, in reverse order using a shell script such that the input is provided using command line argument only.

1156

What is scripting used for?

1043

Is powershell a bash?

1076

How will you emulate wc –l using awk?

1535

What is the default shell of solaris?

1043

What is the default ubuntu terminal?

1128

What is the fastest scripting language?

1008

What is wc in shell script?

986

What is computer cli?

904

How does path variable work?

978

How can any user find out all information about a specific user like his default shell, real-life name, default directory, when and how long he has been using the system?

1104

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