Linux Commands

Question 1

Changes password

Answer 1

passwd

Question 2

Finds info related to DNS

Answer 2

dig

Question 3

Displays full path of a directory

Answer 3

pwd

Question 4

Installs packages

Answer 4

apt-get&yum

Question 5

Changes file ownership

Answer 5

chown

Question 6

Terminates process

Answer 6

kill

Question 7

Executes commands as admin

Answer 7

sudo

Question 8

Shuts down system

Answer 8

shutdown

Question 9

Modifies permissions

Answer 9

chmod

Question 10

Searches for matching information

Answer 10

grep

Question 11

Displays process information

Answer 11

ps

Question 12

Same as Windows ipconfig

Answer 12

ifconfig

Question 13

Displays file contents

Answer 13

cat

Question 14

What command is used to convert and copy files from one hard disk to another?

Answer 14

dd

Question 15

Which Linux command is used to switch to another user’s acct?

Answer 15

su

Question 16

What command is used on a Linux system to delete all the files and directories in a Linux system’s filesystem?

Answer 16

rm -rf /