week 7 lecture Flashcards
1
Q
what is the echo command?
A
Writes arguments to standard output
2
Q
what is the find command?
A
Utility to search through one or more directory trees of a file system
3
Q
what is a shell script?
A
Series of BASH commands
4
Q
what is an environment variable?
A
Placeholder for data that can change
5
Q
what is a shell variable?
A
-Value is assigned in a shell script
-Related to a particular script
-Not necessarily the
global environment
6
Q
what is a condition?
A
Tell interpreter to skip commands based on a condition
7
Q
what is a menu script
A
Allows users to choose from a list of options
