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Linux User Group @ SJSUInterview Questions Quiz
1. Loads of Distros
What's the difference?• Debian• Slackware• RedHat• Gentoo
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2. Tell me the Difference:rm -rf someDir/rmdir someDir/
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3. Project Deadline
• My Boss asked me to do any changes to file before 4:00PM, I did the changes till 4:30PM. Now, How can I make sure that my boss thinks I changed it before 4PM?
• Hint: You got a command for that.
4. Such a big file!!!
• I have a 50 line file.• Print lines 11 to 20.• Such a standard interview question.
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5. What do you think?
• I issue this command• cp {some,same}/thing/here
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contd..
cp /home/roopesh/{docs/,}movies/my_movie.avi
6. Who's got the keys to the room?
• What's the difference between these permissions?
• -rwxr--r--• drwxr-xr-x• Who's got what access?
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7. Copying files
cp \home\roopesh\My file.txt \home\roopesh1\my file.txt• I need to copy my file.txt from roopesh dir to roopesh1 dir.• Does this command work? If not, why?
8. What does this button do?
• what's the difference between ps and top?• ps -u roopesh• top
9. Creating shortcuts
• I got a file and directory, So I want to create a shortcut to that. What do I do in command line?
03/09/10 Linux User Group at San Jose State University
By
Roopesh Vaddepally