You need to view the contents of the tarfile called MyBackup.tar. What command would you use? __________

Operating System Interview Questions and Answers

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You need to view the contents of the tarfile called MyBackup.tar. What command would you use? __________

tar tf MyBackup.tar

The t switch tells tar to display the contents and the f modifier specifies which file to examine.

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Other Interview Questions

• Compiling open source projects typically requires a C compiler and gcc is typically the compiler of choice. Mac OS X doesn't install the gcc compiler by default but it is freely available in the xcode suite of development tools.
• You routinely compress old log files. You now need to examine a log from two months ago. In order to view its contents without first having to decompress it, use the _________ utility.
• You need to view the contents of the tarfile called MyBackup.tar. What command would you use? __________
• Why paging is used?
• When you create a new partition, you need to designate its size by defining the starting and ending _____________.
• While logged on as a regular user, your boss calls up and wants you to create a new user account immediately. How can you do this without first having to close your work, log off and logon as root?
• You have a directory called /home/ben/memos and want to move it to /home/bob/memos so you issue the command mv /home/ben/memos /home/bob. What is the results of this action?
• What command allows you to set a processor-intensive job to use less CPU time?
• Who owns the data dictionary?
• What is virtual memory?
• More...