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Shell Script Interview Questions

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Rewrite the command to print the sentence and convert the variable to plural: echo “i like $variable”.

1099

What is the difference between break and continue commands?

1102

determine the output of the following command: echo ${new:-variable}

982

How to check if a directory exists?

1197

Calculate a real number calculation directly from the terminal and not any shell script.

1223

how to get part of string variable with echo command only?

1028

How to get script name inside a script?

1010

What are the default permissions of a file when it is created?

1020

What does $$ mean in shell script?

1056

What language is shell scripting?

1028

Is shell a part of kernel?

1057

What is a shell made of?

962

What exactly is a shell?

1083

Is shell and terminal the same?

1062

What is sh in shell script?

1027

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‎What is a shell? · ‎Types of shell · ‎what is shell scripting?

984

How to set an array in linux?

1224

What is shell scripting used for?

998

What is the lifespan of a variable inside a shell script?

1652

Explain about non-login shell files?

1211

Write a shell script that adds two numbers if provided as the command line argument and if the two numbers are not entered throws an error message.

1286

What does chmod do?

1187

What is a file basename?

1047

I have to write Shells (Linux + Unix)for publishing packages and reports. Is it possible ? What are the differents executable programs ineed to call ?

2171

What happens on a system call?

1016

What is awk in shell script?

1228

What is sed in shell script?

1050

Write down the syntax for all the loops in shell scripting.

1140

Using set -A write a script to print the output of the ls command in 5 columns with two spaces between each column. Pretend that ls does not have multicolumn output.

2475

What are the zombie processes?

972

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