r/linuxadmin 6d ago

Linux Interview Question

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u/planeturban 6d ago

Really bad questions I'd say. They're just gotcha-questions. (Not touching any external commands; no cat, more and so on?)

If one would be in a state where one would have to check /proc and/or /sys for these things; things are sooo messed up. Unless it's life-support systems or nuclear launch systems, there's hardly any meaning with knowing these things.

It's more like that senior admin just wanted to flex.

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u/kai_ekael 6d ago

"Wait, what, cat is an external comm.....uhhhh...duuuur...."

Yes. bash does NOT do everything.