Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
Globbing
A
Process that shell performs on ambiguous file references
2
Q
Ambiguous file references
A
Filenames that contains these special characters: * ? [ ] !
3
Q
Absolute pathname
A
Pathname that begins from root, starts with a forward slash /
4
Q
Relative pathname
A
Pathname relative to your current directory, DOES NOT begin with a slash
. = current directory
.. = parent directory
5
Q
~
A
(tilde) home directory
6
Q
Relative to home pathname
A
Pathname relative to your home directory, starts with a ~
7
Q
Sleep
A
While command is being executed, system waits, then returns command. Can get command prompt early if process is running in the background