Unix Quizzes & Trivia

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In fact, we believe you can beat it! We cover a wide range of topics about UNIX so hopefully it will have something for everyone. Enjoy this excellent mixture of fun and learning, yet with bit of challenge. We warn you brave programmer, some questions are difficult, and they will make even the most intelligible trivia wizards tremble. So you better bring your best!

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Unix Mock Test 2

Unix Mock Test 2 Instructions: Please do not copy Please do not use Internet or Putty This is just a simple test to make know how much you understood the subject GOD BLESS YOU! ALL THE...

Questions: 24 | Attempts: 8425 | Last updated: Jan 29, 2013

Sample Question
Who helped Ken Thompson to recreate the Unix kernel in C language?

Dennis Ritchie

Dennis Machi

Mark Shuttleworth

Unix Programming And Shell Scripting Test! Trivia Quiz

Questions: 25 | Attempts: 3842 | Last updated: Apr 7, 2020

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How can you append the output of a command to a file?

Command > file

Command >> file

Command file

Command < file

Basic Unix Command Line Quiz

A command line is sometimes referred to as a command screen and it is an interface used to type commands directly to a computer using a keyboard and not the mouse. Take the test below and see how much you understand the Unix...

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 4419 | Last updated: Oct 23, 2018

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How do you get help about the command cp?

Help cp

Man cp

Cp ?

Unix Online Trivia Quiz

UNIX is an operating system which was first developed in the 1960s, and has been under constant development ever since and was essential in the development of internet and networking. It is a stable, multi-user, multi-tasking...

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 4539 | Last updated: Feb 5, 2019

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In Bourne shell, you have to EXPORT the declared environmental variables.

True

False

Unix Commands First Short Test

You’re probably comfortable enough using Microsoft Windows, you might even be familiar with iOS, Android or macOS! Today, however, we’ll be taking a look at one of the lesser-known operating systems in the world of...

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 2560 | Last updated: Mar 26, 2019

Sample Question
How can you display a list of all files, including the hidden files?

Find all

Ls -a

Ls -b

All the answer, a,b and c

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Unix Questions & Answers

What does $? return in Schell scripting?

Shell scripts are computer programs. It is run by Unix Shell. Shell scripts are capable of making shortcuts. They can also do batch jobs and generalization. At the beginning of the development of the software, the shell scripts play a role in the fir

What is the command to find the differences in the lines containing "2011" between the files a1.txt and a2.txt?

Diff a1.txt a2.txt | grep 2011. The name, “grep”, derives from the command used to perform a similar operation, using the Unix/Linux text editor ed:g/re/p. When you search for boo, grep will match fooboo, boo123, barfoo35 and more. You c

What command do you have to use to go to the parent directory?

Cd will come back at previous directory not parent directory simply we can give "cd" not ".." or "~"

How do you display the contents of a file myfile.txt?

To display the contents of a file we use "CAT" command , "MORE" command or "VI" editor. Please change the question accordingly.