Oden Project Flashcards
What is a shell?
A program used to read commands and run other programs.
What is Bash?
The default shell used in many iterations of Unix.
What are the main advantages of Bash?
High action-to-keystroke
support for automation
used to access networked machines
What is a significant challenge of Bash?
Knowing which commands to run and how.
What is the command ‘pwd’?
Print Working Directory
What is important to know before running a command?
The directory you are in.
What part of the OS is responsible for managing files and directories?
The file system.
What is the directory you are working in called?
Current Working Directory
What is a synonym for directory?
Folder
What is the command ‘cd’?
Change Current Working Directory
Which directory holds all others?
Root
What is the ‘bin’ directory?
built-in programs
What is the ‘Users’ directory?
all user personal directories
What is the command ‘ls’?
list names of files in current working directory
After inputting ‘ls’, what does a trailing ‘/’ mean?
Directory
After inputting ‘ls’, what does the output ‘@’ mean?
Link
After inputting ‘ls’, what does the output ‘*’ mean?
Executable
What is an executable?
Program file
What is a way to find out how to use a command using ‘ls’?
ls –help
How do you print the manual for ls?
man ls
What is the ‘..’ directory?
parent directory
What is the ‘.’ directory?
Current Working Directory
What is ‘.bash_profile’?
A file containing bash shell configuration settings
What does the prefix ‘.’ mean when added to files and directories?
Files and directories used for configuring programs
What is a relative path command?
commands that find directories using current working directory
Give 2 examples of a relative path command
ls
cd
What is an absolute path command?
Using a directory entire path with the leading ‘/’
What is the ‘cd -‘ command?
Brings you back to the previous directory
