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2- Command Line Interface Flashcards

1
Q

Sources of commands:

A

Internal Commands
External Commands
Aliases
Functions

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2
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Also called built-in commands and are built in to the shell itself

Internal Commands
External Commands
Aliases
Functions

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Internal Commands

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3
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These commands are stored in files that are searched by the shell

Internal Commands
External Commands
Aliases
Functions

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External Commands

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These commands can also be executed by typing the complete path to the command.

Internal Commands
External Commands
Aliases
Functions

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External Command

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5
Q

cd is a type of _______ command

Internal Commands
External Commands
Aliases
Functions

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Internal Commands

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6
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can override a built-in command, function, or a command that is found in a file

Internal Commands
External Commands
Aliases
Functions

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Aliases

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7
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can also be built using existing commands to either create new commands, override commands built-in to the shell, or commands stored in files.

Internal Commands
External Commands
Aliases
Functions

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Functions

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8
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_____ and _______ are normally loaded from the initialization files when the shell first starts.

Internal Commands
External Commands
Aliases
Functions

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Aliases

Functions

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9
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A software program that when executed on the command line, performs an action on the computer

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command

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10
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The default shell for users in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS is the GNU ________

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Bourne- Again Shell (bash)

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11
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is an improved version of one of the most successful shells used on UNIX-like systems

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Bash

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12
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The Linux __________ is the text interface to your computer. Also known as shell, terminal, console, command prompts and many others is a computers program intended to interpret commands

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command line

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13
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can be used to map longer commands to shorter key sequences

Internal Commands
External Commands
Aliases
Functions

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Aliases

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14
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When the shell sees _______ being executed, it substitutes the longer sequence before proceeding to interpret commands.

Internal Commands
External Commands
Aliases
Functions

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Aliases

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15
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Can be used to specify something for the command to act upon.

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Arguments

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16
Q

Following a command, any desired _______ are allowed or are required depending on the command

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arguments

17
Q

the _______ command displayed system information. This command will output linux by default when it is executed without any options

pwd
man
uname

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uname

18
Q

______ will print all information

  • a or –all
  • s or –kernel-name
  • n or –node-name
  • r or –kernel-release
  • v or –kernel-version
  • m or –machine
  • p or –processor
  • i or –hardware-platform
  • o or –operating-system
  • -help
  • -version
A

-a or –all

19
Q

______ will print kernel name

  • a or –all
  • s or –kernel-name
  • n or –node-name
  • r or –kernel-release
  • v or –kernel-version
  • m or –machine
  • p or –processor
  • i or –hardware-platform
  • o or –operating-system
  • -help
  • -version
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-s or –kernel-name

20
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______ will print network node name

  • a or –all
  • s or –kernel-name
  • n or –node-name
  • r or –kernel-release
  • v or –kernel-version
  • m or –machine
  • p or –processor
  • i or –hardware-platform
  • o or –operating-system
  • -help
  • -version
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-n or –node-name

21
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______ will print kernel release

  • a or –all
  • s or –kernel-name
  • n or –node-name
  • r or –kernel-release
  • v or –kernel-version
  • m or –machine
  • p or –processor
  • i or –hardware-platform
  • o or –operating-system
  • -help
  • -version
A

-r or –kernel-release

22
Q

______ will print kernel verison

  • a or –all
  • s or –kernel-name
  • n or –node-name
  • r or –kernel-release
  • v or –kernel-version
  • m or –machine
  • p or –processor
  • i or –hardware-platform
  • o or –operating-system
  • -help
  • -version
A

-v or –kernel-version

23
Q

______ will print machine hardware name

  • a or –all
  • s or –kernel-name
  • n or –node-name
  • r or –kernel-release
  • v or –kernel-version
  • m or –machine
  • p or –processor
  • i or –hardware-platform
  • o or –operating-system
  • -help
  • -version
A

-m or –machine

24
Q

______ will print processor type or unknown

  • a or –all
  • s or –kernel-name
  • n or –node-name
  • r or –kernel-release
  • v or –kernel-version
  • m or –machine
  • p or –processor
  • i or –hardware-platform
  • o or –operating-system
  • -help
  • -version
A

-p or –processor

25
Q

______ will print hardware platform or unknown

  • a or –all
  • s or –kernel-name
  • n or –node-name
  • r or –kernel-release
  • v or –kernel-version
  • m or –machine
  • p or –processor
  • i or –hardware-platform
  • o or –operating-system
  • -help
  • -version
A

-i or –hardware-platform

26
Q

______ will print operating system

  • a or –all
  • s or –kernel-name
  • n or –node-name
  • r or –kernel-release
  • v or –kernel-version
  • m or –machine
  • p or –processor
  • i or –hardware-platform
  • o or –operating-system
  • -help
  • -version
A

-o or –operating-system

27
Q

______ will print help information

  • a or –all
  • s or –kernel-name
  • n or –node-name
  • r or –kernel-release
  • v or –kernel-version
  • m or –machine
  • p or –processor
  • i or –hardware-platform
  • o or –operating-system
  • -help
  • -version
A

–help

28
Q

______ will print version information

  • a or –all
  • s or –kernel-name
  • n or –node-name
  • r or –kernel-release
  • v or –kernel-version
  • m or –machine
  • p or –processor
  • i or –hardware-platform
  • o or –operating-system
  • -help
  • -version
A

–version

29
Q

pwd means?

A

print working directory

30
Q

it prints the path of the working directory, starting from the root.

pwd
man
uname

A

pwd

31
Q

a useful tool of the bash shell is the ability to complete commands and their arguments automatically

A

command completion

type a few characters of a command and then press tab key

32
Q

used to display the user manual of any command that we can run on the terminal.

pwd
man
uname

A

man

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