Midterm Practice Questions Review

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on the midterm practice questions from a computer science course.

mkdir

Command used to create a new directory.

ls -la

Command to list all files in a directory, including hidden ones, and display detailed information.

grep

Command used to search for specific patterns in files.

chmod

Command used to change file permissions.

tar

Command used to create or extract archives.

find

Command used to search for files in a directory hierarchy.

BASH

A Unix shell and command language.

pipe (|)

Operator used to pass the output of one command as input to another.

background job

A job running in the background, allowing the user to continue using the command line.

foreground job

A job that the user can interact with directly in the terminal.

alias

A shortcut for a command.

script

A file containing a series of commands to be executed by the shell.

$PWD

Environment variable that represents the current working directory.

environment variable

A variable outside of a program that influences the behavior of the program.

execute permissions

Permissions required to run a program or script.

multiline text file

A text file that contains multiple lines of text.

Bash function

A block of reusable code in a Bash script.