Ch.1 What is the Shell? Flashcards
1
Q
What does command date do?
A
Displays the current time and date
2
Q
what does the command cal do?
A
Displays a calendar of the current month
3
Q
What does the command df do?
A
Displays the current amount of free space on disk drives
4
Q
what does command free do?
A
displays the amount of free memory
5
Q
What are the two ways of ending a terminal session?
A
entering exit or pressing ctrl-d
6
Q
How do you access virtual consoles?
A
By Ctrl-Alt-F1 through Ctrl Alt-F6. you can cycle by alt-F1-6. Graphical interface is returned to by Alt-F7
7
Q
What does bash stand for?
A
Bourne Again SHell
