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Linux General Interview Questions

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You have a file called phonenos that is almost 4,000 lines long. What text filter can you use to split it into four pieces each 1,000 lines long?

1 1300

Please write a loop for removing all files in the current directory that contains a word ‘log’?

1 1349

How do you list all files in a directory, including the hidden files?

1 1352

You want to search for sale and sales. What regular expression should you use?

830

How environment variable is set so that the file permission can be automatically set to the newly created files?

926

What are the partitions created on the mail server hard drive?

888

Which shell do you assign to a pop3 mail-only account?

832

How do you create a new user account?

790

What are the qualities of soft links?

878

How shadow passwords are given?

879

Difference between home directory and working directory?

957

How secured is linux? Explain.

894

What is the minimum number of partitions that you need to install linux?

853

How to change window manager by editing your home directory?

857

How documentation of an application is stored?

870

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Un-Answered Questions { Linux General }

What is ld_library_path?

938

List the main applications of 8 bit microprocessors?

855

After copying a file to a floppy disk, what should you do before removing the disk?

811

Where are semaphores used?

924

How do I start apache in linux?

909

What does a nameless (empty) directory represent?

820

Explain the task kernel performs?

904

Does linux get malware?

859

What is typical size for a swap partition under a linux system?

922

How to connect to a remote server via ssh?

909

Explain how you can find a file using terminal?

833

How to exit from vi editors?

902

Can games run on linux?

925

Is linux really better than windows?

901

Is arch linux good for programming?

842

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