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

865

What is the command to compare two files in unix?

854

What command is used to switching between users in unix?

794

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

887

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

1916

Differentiate cat command from more command.

818

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

1067

What does this command do? Cat food 1 > kitty

1267

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 2140

What command will change your prompt to myprompt?

945

Differentiate cmp command from diff command.

832

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

839

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

874

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

958

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)?

1236


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What is command substitution?

926


What is “chmod” command?

789


What is command statement?

821


Name the general commands in using unix os for a beginner?

838


What do know about tee command?

865


What is the command to find hidden files in the current directory?

880


What is the use of the command 'ls -x chapter[1-5]' ?

923


Explain command to display different lines that are found when compare two files?

913


Which command is used to find whether the system is 32 bit or 64 bit?

871


What does find command return in unix?

880


How do I clear my terminal history?

834


What is s and g in sed command?

826


Using unix command how to display no of records in oracle?

871


Which command is used to delete all files in the current directory and all its sub-directories?

982


What is the use of the tee command?

846