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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 1222

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

1 1279

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

1 1281

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

785

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

878

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

839

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

798

How do you create a new user account?

746

What are the qualities of soft links?

836

How shadow passwords are given?

821

Difference between home directory and working directory?

891

How secured is linux? Explain.

839

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

813

How to change window manager by editing your home directory?

812

How documentation of an application is stored?

832

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Un-Answered Questions { Linux General }

Is linux good for programming?

778

What is the main difference between yum & rpm?

913

What are the functions of a linux operating system?

873

What is $1 in linux?

823

Which daemon is responsible for tracking events on linux system?

885

How do I see hidden files in linux?

935

What is timestamp of a file in linux?

863

Does freenas really need 8gb ram?

875

Which is fastest linux distro?

816

What are the main difference between nfs and samba servers?

835

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

794

Will linux run windows programs?

837

What does ps do?

842

Which type of application can be run on linux?

831

How do you check resources usage?

834

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