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?

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

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

1 744

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

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

494

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

475

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

465

How do you create a new user account?

435

What are the qualities of soft links?

444

How shadow passwords are given?

472

Difference between home directory and working directory?

461

How secured is linux? Explain.

460

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

445

How to change window manager by editing your home directory?

463

How documentation of an application is stored?

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What is the difference between gnu and linux?

440


Where linux is used?

439


What is UIL(user interface language)

506


Which linux is easiest to use?

465


How do you get the full path of a file in linux?

443






Can linux get viruses?

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What is the gui?

461


Is desktop linux dead?

425


Is linux is virus free?

442


What is swap space?

435


What is the difference between an argument and an option (or switch)?

460


How much usable space is available, when a Linux system is configured with a RAID 5 array that consists of six 20 GB hard disk drives?

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How do you find out the processes that are currently running or a particular user?

468


What is an a record, an ns record, a ptr record, a cname record, an mx record?

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How do I see background jobs in linux?

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