Linux Facts Flashcards
1
Q
What are environmental variables?
A
Process wide variables built into the system and interface controlling look and feel for the user.
They are inherited by any child shell or process
2
Q
What are Shell variables
A
Only valid in current shell and typically lower case.
3
Q
How do you find out what version of the kernel you are running?
A
uname -a
4
Q
How do you view all your kernel modules
A
lsmod
In /lib/modules
Or /user/lib/modules
5
Q
How to find more information about a particular kernel module?
A
modinfo MODULE (using the name from lsmod)
6
Q
How to install or remove a kernel module?
A
insmod
rmmod
