Introduction to Bash Flashcards
1
Q
What is Bash an acronym for?
A
Bourne Again Shell
2
Q
What are the three “big ideas” of Unix design philosophy?
A
- Programs do one thing and do it well
- Programs work together
- Programs use text streams as the universal interface
3
Q
What is the basic syntax for all Bash commands?
A
command [options] [arguments]
4
Q
In Bash, what is “ls” an abbreviation for and what does it do?
A
“lists”
displays the contents of the working directory
4
Q
What does a Bash argument do?
A
5
Q
What does a Bash option do?
A
Modifies the execution of the command
6
Q
What does the following command do?
ls -a -l /etc
A
Lists all files and directories in the /etc folder.
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