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:information_source: This repo contains questions and exercises on various technical topics, sometimes related to DevOps and SRE :)
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:information_source: This repo contains questions and exercises on various technical topics, sometimes related to DevOps and SRE :)
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:bar_chart: There are currently **1962** questions
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:bar_chart: There are currently **1999** questions
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:books: To learn more about DevOps and SRE, check the resources in [devops-resources](https://github.com/bregman-arie/devops-resources) repository
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:books: To learn more about DevOps and SRE, check the resources in [devops-resources](https://github.com/bregman-arie/devops-resources) repository
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<td align="center"><a href="#programming"><img src="images/programming.png" width="75px;" height="75px;" alt="programming"/><br /><b>Programming</b></a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#programming"><img src="images/programming.png" width="75px;" height="75px;" alt="programming"/><br /><b>Programming</b></a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#python"><img src="images/python.png" width="80px;" height="75px;" alt="Python"/><br /><b>Python</b></a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#python"><img src="images/python.png" width="80px;" height="75px;" alt="Python"/><br /><b>Python</b></a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#go"><img src="images/Go.png" width="75px;" height="75px;" alt="go"/><br /><b>Go</b></a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#go"><img src="images/Go.png" width="75px;" height="75px;" alt="go"/><br /><b>Go</b></a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#shell-scripting"><img src="images/bash.png" width="70px;" height="75px;" alt="Bash"/><br /><b>Shell Scripting</b></a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="exercises/shell/README.md"><img src="images/bash.png" width="70px;" height="75px;" alt="Bash"/><br /><b>Shell Scripting</b></a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#kubernetes"><img src="images/kubernetes.png" width="75px;" height="75px;" alt="kubernetes"/><br /><b>Kubernetes</b></a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#kubernetes"><img src="images/kubernetes.png" width="75px;" height="75px;" alt="kubernetes"/><br /><b>Kubernetes</b></a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#prometheus"><img src="images/prometheus.png" width="75px;" height="75px;" alt="Prometheus"/><br /><b>Prometheus</b></a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#prometheus"><img src="images/prometheus.png" width="75px;" height="75px;" alt="Prometheus"/><br /><b>Prometheus</b></a></td>
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If not enough pods are running -> it creates more
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If not enough pods are running -> it creates more
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## Shell Scripting
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### Shell Scripting Exercises
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|Hello World|Variables|[Exercise](exercises/shell/hello_world.md)|[Solution](exercises/shell/solutions/hello_world.md) | Basic
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|Basic date|Variables|[Exercise](exercises/shell/basic_date.md)|[Solution](exercises/shell/solutions/basic_date.md) | Basic
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|Great Day|Variables|[Exercise](exercises/shell/great_day.md)|[Solution](exercises/shell/solutions/great_day.md) | Basic
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|Factors|Arithmetic|[Exercise](exercises/shell/factors.md)|[Solution](exercises/shell/solutions/factors.md) | Basic
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|Argument Check|Conditionals|[Exercise](exercises/shell/argument_check.md)|[Solution](exercises/shell/solutions/argument_check.md) | Basic
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|Files Size|For Loops|[Exercise](exercises/shell/files_size.md)|[Solution](exercises/shell/solutions/files_size.md) | Basic
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|Count Chars|Input + While Loops|[Exercise](exercises/shell/count_chars.md)|[Solution](exercises/shell/solutions/count_chars.md) | Basic
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|Sum|Functions|[Exercise](exercises/shell/sum.md)|[Solution](exercises/shell/solutions/sum.md) | Basic
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|Number of Arguments|Case Statement|[Exercise](exercises/shell/num_of_args.md)|[Solution](exercises/shell/solutions/num_of_args.md) | Basic
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|Empty Files|Misc|[Exercise](exercises/shell/empty_files.md)|[Solution](exercises/shell/solutions/empty_files.md) | Basic
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|Directories Comparison|Misc|[Exercise](exercises/shell/directories_comparison.md)| :( | Basic
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|It's alive!|Misc|[Exercise](exercises/shell/host_status.md)|[Solution](exercises/shell/solutions/host_status.md) | Intermediate
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## Shell Scripting - Self Assessment
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<summary>What does this line in shell scripts means?: <code>#!/bin/bash</code></summary><br><b>
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`#!/bin/bash` is She-bang
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/bin/bash is the most common shell used as default shell for user login of the linux system. The shell’s name is an acronym for Bourne-again shell. Bash can execute the vast majority of scripts and thus is widely used because it has more features, is well developed and better syntax.
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<summary>True or False? When a certain command/line fails in a shell script, the shell script, by default, will exit and stop running</summary><br><b>
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Depends on the language and settings used.
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If the script is a bash script then this statement is true. When a script written in Bash fails to run a certain command it will keep running and will execute all other commands mentioned after the command which failed.
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Most of the time we might actually want the opposite to happen. In order to make Bash exist when a specific command fails, use 'set -e' in your script.
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<summary>What do you tend to include in every script you write?</summary><br><b>
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Few example:
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* Comments on how to run it and/or what it does
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* If a shell script, adding "set -e" since I want the script to exit if a certain command failed
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You can have an entirely different answer. It's based only on your experience and preferences.
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<summary>Today we have tools and technologies like Ansible, Puppet, Chef, ... Why would someone still use shell scripting?</summary><br><b>
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* Speed
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* Flexibility
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* The module we need doesn't exist (perhaps a weak point because most CM technologies allow to use what is known as "shell" module)
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* We are delivering the scripts to customers who don't have access to the public network and don't necessarily have Ansible installed on their systems.
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#### Shell Scripting - Variables
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<summary>How to define a variable with the value "Hello World"?</summary><br><b>
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`HW="Hello World`
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<summary>How to define a variable with the value of the current date?</summary><br><b>
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`DATE=$(date)`
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<summary>How to print the first argument passed to a script?</summary><br><b>
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`echo $1`
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<summary>Write a script to print "yay" unless an argument was passed and then print that argument</summary><br><b>
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<summary>What would be the output of the following script?
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NINJA_TURTLE=Donatello
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function the_best_ninja_turtle {
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NINJA_TURTLE=Raphael
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the_best_ninja_turtle
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<summary>Explain what would be the result of each command:
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<summary>What is <code>$@</code>?</summary><br><b>
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<summary>What is difference between <code>$@</code> and <code>$*</code>?</summary><br><b>
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`$@` is an array of all the arguments passed to the script
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`$*` is a single string of all the arguments passed to the script
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<summary>How do you get input from the user in shell scripts?</summary><br><b>
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Using the keyword <code>read</code> so for example <code>read x</code> will wait for user input and will store it in the variable x.
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<summary>How to compare variables length?</summary><br><b>
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<summary>In shell scripting, how to negate a conditional?</summary><br><b>
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<summary>In shell scripting, how to check if a given argument is a number?</summary><br><b>
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One way: `$(( 1 + 2 ))`
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Another way: `expr 1 + 2`
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<summary>How to perform arithmetic operations on numbers?</summary><br><b>
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`if [ $(($1 % 4)) -eq 0 ]; then`
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<summary>What is a loop? What types of loops are you familiar with?</summary><br><b>
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| Launch EC2 web instance | EC2 | [Exercise](launch_ec2_web_instance.md) | [Solution](solutions/launch_ec2_web_instance.md) | Easy |
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| Launch EC2 web instance | EC2 | [Exercise](launch_ec2_web_instance.md) | [Solution](solutions/launch_ec2_web_instance.md) | Easy |
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| Security Groups | EC2 | [Exercise](security_groups.md) | [Solution](solutions/security_groups.md) | Easy |
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| IAM Roles | EC2 + IAM | [Exercise](ec2_iam_roles.md) | [Solution](solutions/ec2_iam_roles.md) | Easy |
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<summary>What bootstrapping means and how to use it in AWS EC2?</summary><br><b>
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<summary>What bootstrapping means and how to use it in AWS EC2?</summary><br><b>
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#### AWS - Lambda
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## Shell Scripting
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### Shell Scripting Exercises
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|Name|Topic|Objective & Instructions|Solution|Comments|
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|--------|--------|------|----|----|
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|Hello World|Variables|[Exercise](hello_world.md)|[Solution](solutions/hello_world.md) | Basic
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|Basic date|Variables|[Exercise](basic_date.md)|[Solution](solutions/basic_date.md) | Basic
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|Great Day|Variables|[Exercise](great_day.md)|[Solution](solutions/great_day.md) | Basic
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|Factors|Arithmetic|[Exercise](factors.md)|[Solution](solutions/factors.md) | Basic
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|Argument Check|Conditionals|[Exercise](argument_check.md)|[Solution](solutions/argument_check.md) | Basic
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|Files Size|For Loops|[Exercise](files_size.md)|[Solution](solutions/files_size.md) | Basic
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|Count Chars|Input + While Loops|[Exercise](count_chars.md)|[Solution](solutions/count_chars.md) | Basic
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|Sum|Functions|[Exercise](sum.md)|[Solution](solutions/sum.md) | Basic
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|Number of Arguments|Case Statement|[Exercise](num_of_args.md)|[Solution](solutions/num_of_args.md) | Basic
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|Empty Files|Misc|[Exercise](empty_files.md)|[Solution](solutions/empty_files.md) | Basic
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|Directories Comparison|Misc|[Exercise](directories_comparison.md)| :( | Basic
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|It's alive!|Misc|[Exercise](host_status.md)|[Solution](solutions/host_status.md) | Intermediate
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## Shell Scripting - Self Assessment
|
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<details>
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<summary>What does this line in shell scripts means?: <code>#!/bin/bash</code></summary><br><b>
|
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`#!/bin/bash` is She-bang
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/bin/bash is the most common shell used as default shell for user login of the linux system. The shell’s name is an acronym for Bourne-again shell. Bash can execute the vast majority of scripts and thus is widely used because it has more features, is well developed and better syntax.
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|
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</b></details>
|
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|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>True or False? When a certain command/line fails in a shell script, the shell script, by default, will exit and stop running</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
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|
Depends on the language and settings used.
|
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|
If the script is a bash script then this statement is true. When a script written in Bash fails to run a certain command it will keep running and will execute all other commands mentioned after the command which failed.
|
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|
|
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|
Most of the time we might actually want the opposite to happen. In order to make Bash exist when a specific command fails, use 'set -e' in your script.
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>What do you tend to include in every script you write?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Few example:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
* Comments on how to run it and/or what it does
|
||||||
|
* If a shell script, adding "set -e" since I want the script to exit if a certain command failed
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
You can have an entirely different answer. It's based only on your experience and preferences.
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>Today we have tools and technologies like Ansible, Puppet, Chef, ... Why would someone still use shell scripting?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
* Speed
|
||||||
|
* Flexibility
|
||||||
|
* The module we need doesn't exist (perhaps a weak point because most CM technologies allow to use what is known as "shell" module)
|
||||||
|
* We are delivering the scripts to customers who don't have access to the public network and don't necessarily have Ansible installed on their systems.
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
#### Shell Scripting - Variables
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>How to define a variable with the value "Hello World"?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
`HW="Hello World`
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>How to define a variable with the value of the current date?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
`DATE=$(date)`
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>How to print the first argument passed to a script?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
`echo $1`
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>Write a script to print "yay" unless an argument was passed and then print that argument</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
echo "${1:-yay}"
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>What would be the output of the following script?
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
#!/usr/bin/env bash
|
||||||
|
NINJA_TURTLE=Donatello
|
||||||
|
function the_best_ninja_turtle {
|
||||||
|
local NINJA_TURTLE=Michelangelo
|
||||||
|
echo $NINJA_TURTLE
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
NINJA_TURTLE=Raphael
|
||||||
|
the_best_ninja_turtle
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
Michelangelo
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>Explain what would be the result of each command:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
* <code>echo $0</code>
|
||||||
|
* <code>echo $?</code>
|
||||||
|
* <code>echo $$</code>
|
||||||
|
* <code>echo $#</code></summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>What is <code>$@</code>?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>What is difference between <code>$@</code> and <code>$*</code>?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
`$@` is an array of all the arguments passed to the script
|
||||||
|
`$*` is a single string of all the arguments passed to the script
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>How do you get input from the user in shell scripts?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Using the keyword <code>read</code> so for example <code>read x</code> will wait for user input and will store it in the variable x.
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>How to compare variables length?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
if [ ${#1} -ne ${#2} ]; then
|
||||||
|
...
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
#### Shell Scripting - Conditionals
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>Explain conditionals and demonstrate how to use them</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>In shell scripting, how to negate a conditional?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>In shell scripting, how to check if a given argument is a number?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
regex='^[0-9]+$'
|
||||||
|
if [[ ${var//*.} =~ $regex ]]; then
|
||||||
|
...
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
#### Shell Scripting - Arithmetic Operations
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>How to perform arithmetic operations on numbers?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
One way: `$(( 1 + 2 ))`
|
||||||
|
Another way: `expr 1 + 2`
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>How to perform arithmetic operations on numbers?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>How to check if a given number has 4 as a factor?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
`if [ $(($1 % 4)) -eq 0 ]; then`
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
#### Shell Scripting - Loops
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>What is a loop? What types of loops are you familiar with?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>Demonstrate how to use loops</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
#### Shell Scripting - Troubleshooting
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>How do you debug shell scripts?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Answer depends on the language you are using for writing your scripts. If Bash is used for example then:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
* Adding -x to the script I'm running in Bash
|
||||||
|
* Old good way of adding echo statements
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
If Python, then using pdb is very useful.
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>Running the following bash script, we don't get 2 as a result, why?
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
x = 2
|
||||||
|
echo $x
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Should be `x=2`
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
#### Shell Scripting - Substring
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>How to extract everything after the last dot in a string?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
`${var//*.}`
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>How to extract everything before the last dot in a string?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
${var%.*}
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
#### Shell Scripting - Misc
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>Generate 8 digit random number</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
shuf -i 9999999-99999999 -n 1
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>Can you give an example to some Bash best practices?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>What is the ternary operator? How do you use it in bash?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
A short way of using if/else. An example:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
[[ $a = 1 ]] && b="yes, equal" || b="nope"
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>What does the following code do and when would you use it?
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<code>diff <(ls /tmp) <(ls /var/tmp)</code>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
</summary><br>
|
||||||
|
It is called 'process substitution'. It provides a way to pass the output of a command to another command when using a pipe <code>|</code> is not possible. It can be used when a command does not support <code>STDIN</code> or you need the output of multiple commands.
|
||||||
|
https://superuser.com/a/1060002/167769
|
||||||
|
</details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>What are you using for testing shell scripts?</summary><br><b>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
bats
|
||||||
|
</b></details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
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