Unix Commands Interview Questions
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Explain command to show the space allocation of files?

823

What is the command to compare two files in unix?

800

What command is used to switching between users in unix?

754

Enumerate some of the most commonly used network commands in unix?

820

How does the system know where one command ends and another begins?

1841

Differentiate cat command from more command.

763

Is there a way to erase all files in the current directory, including all its sub-directories, using only one command?

1006

What does this command do? Cat food 1 > kitty

1214

Write a command that will output the sorted contents of a file named in.txt and place the output in another file named out.txt, while at the same time excluding duplicate entries.

1 2087

What command will change your prompt to myprompt?

899

Differentiate cmp command from diff command.

784

What are the differences among a system call, a library function, and a unix command?

782

Write a command that will allow a unix system to shut down in 15 minutes, after which it will perform a reboot.

836

Write a command that will display files in the current directory, in a colored, long format.

904

Write a command that will find all text files in a directory such that it does not contain the word "amazing" in any form (that is, it must include the words amazing, amazing, or amazing)?

1182


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What are the general commands in using unix os for a beginner?

792


What is the unix command to confirm a remote host is alive or not?

782


What is the use of finger command?

808


Explain command to view process running?

801


How do I search a whole word in vim?

869






What's a command word?

789


What is the first character of the output in ls l command?

850


How do I find previous commands in unix?

797


Differentiate cat command from more command.

763


What does this command do,"$more readme.txt“?

850


What is the use of cut command in unix?

930


How do I use nslookup?

747


Which unix command lists files/folders in alphabetical order?

1010


What do chmod command do?

801


What does the “echo” command do?

826