Unix Interview Questions
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Which command should you use to find the remaining disk space in unix server?

697

What is the behavioural difference between cmp and diff commands?

667

What is “chmod” command?

559

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

625

Which unix command lists files/folders in alphabetical order?

610

Name the various commands that are used for the user information in unix.

534

Can you explain a little bit about command substitution?

597

Describe the zip/unzip command using gzip.

604

Explain the terms ‘system calls’ and ‘library functions’ with respect to unix commands?

630

Explain ‘library functions’ with respect to unix commands?

596

Can you write a command to erase all files in the current directory including all its sub-directories?

1 903

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

571

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

572

What do chmod, chown, chgrp commands do?

624

What is the command to find maximum memory taking process on the server?

662


Un-Answered Questions { Unix }

Explain what are the main families of threads?

566


Explain the different kinds of threads?

604


How to check the date in unix?

535


What are special characters in unix?

464


Is unix os free?

495






Can you explain what does the kernel do?

504


Name the unix command to find how many days the server has been up.

593


What is delayed write in unix?

485


How to find out what processes are running in the background in unix?

552


What is unix for?

512


Explain the architectural differences between user-space threads, and kernel-supported threads?

510


Explain the system calls used for process management?

540


Is windows unix?

481


What is “chmod” command?

559


What are some command words?

552