44 interview questions on Bash - Fundamentals for developers (2026)

Medium

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Find the default shell for a user in Bash

System Administrator

bash

shell

Anonymous authorat Sep 19, 2022

Hard

2 votes404 runs0 comment

Display lines containing 'Error' in all .txt files

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grep

bash

Anonymous authorat Sep 19, 2022

Medium

2 votes85 runs0 comment

How to set the permissions of a file in Bash?

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permissions

chmod

Anonymous authorat Mar 23, 2022

Hard

1 vote366 runs

1 comment

Find all rows containing patterns 1 and 2 in a file using Bash

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bash

grep

regular expression

Anonymous authorat Sep 19, 2022

Medium

1 vote359 runs0 comment

What does the shell prompt `user@user:~$` mean?

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bash

shell

Anonymous authorat Sep 19, 2022

Hard

1 vote334 runs

3 comments

How to count the number of lines in a file in Bash

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bash

command line

wc

Anonymous authorat Mar 23, 2022

Expert

1 vote332 runs0 comment

Write a Bash script that prints 3.

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bash

variables

operators

Anonymous authorat Sep 19, 2022

Easy

1 vote319 runs0 comment

What does 2>&1 means in the script below? ``` compile "$i" > "${i%.txt}".ass 2>&1 ```

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bash

redirect

Anonymous authorat Sep 19, 2022

Hard

1 vote246 runs0 comment

Which line deletes all files in a directory? (visible and hidden files)

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bash

files

Anonymous authorat Apr 28, 2023

Hard

1 vote85 runs0 comment

Display lines 4 to 12 of a file in Bash

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bash

file

Anonymous authorat Mar 23, 2022

Easy

1 vote58 runs0 comment

What is the order of the arguments when we want to execute a command in Bash?

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command

arguments

Anonymous authorat Mar 23, 2022

Easy

1 vote4 runs0 comment

Bash: Execute cmd2 if cmd1 succeeds.

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conditional execution

operators

Maxime Chenaudat Jan 6, 2026

Expert

0 vote377 runs

1 comment

Write a bash script that prints the numbers from 1 to 11.

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bash

functions

arguments

Anonymous authorat Sep 19, 2022

Hard

0 vote352 runs0 comment

How to do an infinite loop in bash?

System Administrator

loops

bash

Anonymous authorat Mar 23, 2022

Expert

0 vote350 runs0 comment

How to use egrep and diff in Bash

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bash

command line

Anonymous authorat Sep 19, 2022

Medium

0 vote334 runs0 comment

Explain what happens when the user types a command in a shell.

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shell

command

Anonymous authorat Mar 23, 2022

Hard

0 vote328 runs0 comment

Write the first 10 lines of a file in Bash

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bash

file

Anonymous authorat Mar 23, 2022

Medium

0 vote324 runs0 comment

Write a Bash script that counts the number of lines in all text files in the current directory.

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bash

loops

files

Anonymous authorat Sep 19, 2022

Hard

0 vote322 runs0 comment

Return the parent directory of a path in Bash

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bash

command line

Anonymous authorat Mar 23, 2022

Medium

0 vote320 runs0 comment

Declare a function in Bash with or without the keyword `function`

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functions

Anonymous authorat Mar 23, 2022

44 interview questions on Bash - Fundamentalsfor developers (2026)

Test your technical skills before an interview of Bash - Fundamentals with 44 corrected questions. Beginner, Intermediate or Expert level.

Find the default shell for a user in Bash

Display lines containing 'Error' in all .txt files

How to set the permissions of a file in Bash?

Find all rows containing patterns 1 and 2 in a file using Bash

What does the shell prompt `user@user:~$` mean?

How to count the number of lines in a file in Bash

Write a Bash script that prints 3.

What does 2>&1 means in the script below? ``` compile "$i" > "${i%.txt}".ass 2>&1 ```

Which line deletes all files in a directory? (visible and hidden files)

Display lines 4 to 12 of a file in Bash

What is the order of the arguments when we want to execute a command in Bash?

Bash: Execute cmd2 if cmd1 succeeds.

Write a bash script that prints the numbers from 1 to 11.

How to do an infinite loop in bash?

How to use egrep and diff in Bash

Explain what happens when the user types a command in a shell.

Write the first 10 lines of a file in Bash

Write a Bash script that counts the number of lines in all text files in the current directory.

Return the parent directory of a path in Bash

Declare a function in Bash with or without the keyword `function`