Terminology Flashcards

1
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Globbing

A

Process that shell performs on ambiguous file references

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2
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Ambiguous file references

A

Filenames that contains these special characters: * ? [ ] !

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3
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Absolute pathname

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Pathname that begins from root, starts with a forward slash /

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4
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Relative pathname

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Pathname relative to your current directory, DOES NOT begin with a slash
. = current directory
.. = parent directory

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5
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~

A

(tilde) home directory

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6
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Relative to home pathname

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Pathname relative to your home directory, starts with a ~

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7
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Sleep

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While command is being executed, system waits, then returns command. Can get command prompt early if process is running in the background

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