- What does the “$” symbol represent in bash scripting?
A) Comment
B) Variable
C) Function
D) Command
Answer: B
- Which command is used to make a directory in bash scripting?
A) cd
B) ls
C) mkdir
D) touch
Answer: C
- What does the command “chmod” do in bash scripting?
A) Changes ownership of a file
B) Creates a new file
C) Changes permissions of a file
D) Deletes a file
Answer: C
- Which command is used to display the contents of a file in bash scripting?
A) cat
B) echo
C) ls
D) mkdir
Answer: A
- What is a shebang in bash scripting?
A) A comment
B) A variable
C) A function
D) A directive
Answer: D
- What is the purpose of an if statement in bash scripting?
A) To create a loop
B) To define a function
C) To test a condition
D) To display output
Answer: C
- Which command is used to remove a directory in bash scripting?
A) rmdir
B) rm
C) mv
D) ln
Answer: A
- What does the command “grep” do in bash scripting?
A) Searches for a pattern in a file
B) Creates a new file
C) Displays the contents of a file
D) Changes permissions of a file
Answer: A
- What is the purpose of a while loop in bash scripting?
A) To create a loop
B) To define a function
C) To test a condition
D) To display output
Answer: A
- How do you assign a value to a variable in bash scripting?
A) Variable = value
B) $Variable = value
C) Variable : value
D) $Variable : value
Answer: A
- Which command is used to move a file in bash scripting?
A) cp
B) rm
C) mv
D) ln
Answer: C
- What is the purpose of a for loop in bash scripting?
A) To create a loop
B) To define a function
C) To test a condition
D) To display output
Answer: A
- What does the command “echo” do in bash scripting?
A) Searches for a pattern in a file
B) Displays the contents of a file
C) Changes permissions of a file
D) Displays output
Answer: D
- Which command is used to copy a file in bash scripting?
A) cp
B) rm
C) mv
D) ln
Answer: A
- What is the purpose of a case statement in bash scripting?
A) To test a condition
B) To create a loop
C) To define a function
D) To display output
Answer: A
- What does the command “cd” do in bash scripting?
A) Changes ownership of a file
B) Creates a new file
C) Changes to a different directory
D) Deletes a file
Answer: C
- Which command is used to find the current working directory in bash scripting?
A) pwd
B) ls
C) cd
D) touch
Answer: A
- What is a function in bash scripting?
A) A command that performs a specific task
B) A variable that stores a value
C) A conditional statement
D) A loop
Answer: A
- What does the command “tee” do in bash scripting?
A) Displays output
B) Copies input to output
C) Edits a file
D) Moves a file
Answer: B
- What is the purpose of a do-while loop in bash scripting?
A) To create a loop
B) To define a function
C) To test a condition
D) To display output
Answer: A
- Which command is used to create a file in bash scripting?
A) cp
B) rm
C) mv
D) touch
Answer: D
- What does the command “sed” do in bash scripting?
A) Searches for a pattern in a file
B) Edits a file
C) Displays the contents of a file
D) Changes permissions of a file
Answer: B
- What is the difference between single and double quotes in bash scripting?
A) Single quotes prevent variable expansion, double quotes don’t
B) Double quotes prevent variable expansion, single quotes don’t
C) There is no difference
D) Both prevent variable expansion
Answer: A
- Which command is used to get the length of a string in bash scripting?
A) strlen
B) $length
C) length
D) expr length
Answer: D
- What does the command “wc” do in bash scripting?
A) Edits a file
B) Displays the contents of a file
C) Counts the number of lines, words, and characters in a file
D) Changes permissions of a file
Answer: C
- What is the purpose of the “shift” command in bash scripting?
A) To delete variables
B) To move variables to the left
C) To move variables to the right
D) To change variable values
Answer: B
- Which command is used to concatenate files in bash scripting?
A) cp
B) rm
C) cat
D) ln
Answer: C
- What is the purpose of the “export” command in bash scripting?
A) To export variables to a new script
B) To import variables from a script
C) To delete variables
D) To move variables to the left
Answer: A
- What does the “let” command do in bash scripting?
A) Calculates the result of an expression
B) Displays output
C) Edits a file
D) Moves a file
Answer: A
- What is a comment in bash scripting?
A) A directive
B) A variable
C) A function
D) Text that is ignored by the interpreter
Answer: D
- Which command is used to remove a file in bash scripting?
A) mkdir
B) rmdir
C) rm
D) ln
Answer: C
- What does the command “cut” do in bash scripting?
A) Cuts a file into pieces
B) Displays the contents of a file
C) Edits a file
D) Cuts out specific fields from a file
Answer: D
- What is the purpose of the “break” command in bash scripting?
A) To exit a loop
B) To enter a loop
C) To continue to the next iteration of a loop
D) To display output
Answer: A
- Which command is used to display the environment variables in bash scripting?
A) printenv
B) env
C) set
D) export
Answer: C
- What does the “continue” command do in bash scripting?
A) Skips to the next iteration of a loop
B) Exits a loop
C) Enters a loop
D) Displays output
Answer: A
- What is the purpose of the “read” command in bash scripting?
A) Reads input from the user
B) Displays output
C) Edits a file
D) Moves a file
Answer: A
- Which command is used to search for a file in bash scripting?
A) find
B) grep
C) locate
D) search
Answer: A
- What is the purpose of the “source” command in bash scripting?
A) To execute a script within a script
B) To import variables from a script
C) To delete variables
D) To move variables to the right
Answer: A
- Which command is used to compare two files in bash scripting?
A) diff
B) cmp
C) comp
D) compare
Answer: A
- What does the “declare” command do in bash scripting?
A) Declares a variable
B) Deletes a variable
C) Moves a variable to the left
D) Moves a variable to the right
Answer: A
- Which command is used to redirect the output of a command to a file in bash scripting?
A) >
B) <
C) |
D) &
Answer: A
- What is the purpose of the “sleep” command in bash scripting?
A) To pause the script for a specified number of seconds
B) To delete variables
C) To move variables to the left
D) To move variables to the right
Answer: A
- Which command is used to rename a file in bash scripting?
A) mv
B) cp
C) ln
D) rm
Answer: A
- What is the purpose of the “until” statement in bash scripting?
A) To create a loop
B) To test a condition
C) To display output
D) To define a function
Answer: A
- Which command is used to display the contents of a file backwards in bash scripting?
A) cat
B) tac
C) bacy
D) back
Answer: B
- What is the purpose of the “basename” command in bash scripting?
A) To get the name of a file without the directory path
B) To get the directory path of a file
C) To get the length of a string
D) To concatenate files
Answer: A
- Which command is used to display the top 10 lines of a file in bash scripting?
A) head
B) tail
C) more
D) less
Answer: A
- What is the purpose of the “cut” command in bash scripting?
A) To cut out specific fields from a file
B) To search for a pattern in a file
C) To display the contents of a file
D) To concatenate files
Answer: A
- Which command is used to sort the lines of a file in bash scripting?
A) sort
B) srt
C) sor
D) fsort
Answer: A
- What does the command “awk” do in bash scripting?
A) Searches for a pattern in a file
B) Edits a file
C) Displays the contents of a file
D) Analyzes and manipulates text files
Answer: D
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