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- Basic of linux unixsoftware-engineering-mcqs › basic-of-linux-unix
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- 9 Apr 2019
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- 28 May 2026
Explanation
The .profile file is executed by the Bourne shell when a user logs into their HOME directory, setting up the Unix environment variables and configurations. The other files serve different purposes: .exrc is for editor settings, lastlogin records login times, and .mbox stores mail.
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Practice related questions from the same subject.
- 1.Which octal notation corresponds to the command chmod ugo+rw note?
- 2.The initial trio of permissions (rw) assigned to a file's owner signifies that the owner is granted which of the following rights?
- 3.Which symbol allows you to add content to the end of a file without erasing its current contents?
- 4.Which special shell variable represents the process ID of the currently running shell?
- 5.Which wildcard character in a shell matches zero or more characters of any kind?
- 6.Which command terminates all processes owned by you on the system except for the login shell?
- 7.Which command is used to delete files in a command-line interface?
- 8.Identify the command that is not used for communication purposes:
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