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Linux Shell Programming Questions and

Answers – Variables
This set of Linux / Unix questions and answers focuses on variables in Linux Shell Programming.

1. In the shell, by default, all variables are considered and stored as

a) string
b) integer
c) character
d) float
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: None.

2. Which command reads user input from the terminal and assign this value to a variable name?
a) read
b) get
c) declare
d) set
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: None.

3. Which one of the following statement is true about variables in shell?

a) variables do not require declaration before assigning value to them
b) variables are case sensitive
c) to extract the contents of a variable, we have to provide the variable a preceding $
d) all of the mentioned
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Answer: d
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Explanation: None.
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4. Which one of the following is not a valid shell variable?

a) _san
b) san_2
c) _san_2
d) 2_san
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Answer: d
Explanation: The shell variable can contain only letters(a to z or A to Z), numbers(0 to 9), or a
underscore character(_) and a variable can not start with a number.

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5. To redefine a variable, it can be removed from the list of variables by using the command
a) unset
b) delete
c) remove
d) clear
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: None.

6. What is the output of this program?

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1. #!/bin/bash
2. san_var="Sanfoundry"
3. echo "$san_var"
4. echo '$san_var'
5. echo '"$san_var"'
6. echo "'$san_var'"
7. echo \$san_var
8. exit 0

a) Sanfoundry
$san_var
“$san_var”
‘Sanfoundry’
$san_var
b) Sanfoundry
Sanfoundry
“Sanfoundry”
‘Sanfoundry’
Sanfoundry
c) program will generate an error message
d) program will print nothing
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: Using double quotes does not affect the substitution of the variable, while single
quotes and backslash do.
Output:
root@ubuntu:/home/sanfoundry# ./test.sh
Sanfoundry
$san_var
“$san_var”
‘Sanfoundry’
$san_var
root@ubuntu:/home/sanfoundry#

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7. What is the output of this program?

1. #!/bin/bash
2. var1=10
3. $var1=20
4. echo $var1
5. exit 0

a) program will print 10

b) program will generate a warning message
c) program will print 20
d) program will print 10 & 20
View Answer

Answer: d
Explanation: The doller sign ($) is used to access a variable’s value, not to define it.
Output:
root@ubuntu:/home/sanfoundry# ./test.sh
./test.sh: line 3: 10=20: command not found
10
root@ubuntu:/home/sanfoundry#

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8. What is the output of this program?

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1. #!/bin/bash
2. var[1]=san_1
3. var[2]=san_2
4. var[3]=san_3
5. echo ${var[*]}
6. exit 0

a) san_1
b) san_2
c) san_3
d) san_1 san_2 san_3
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Answer: d
Explanation: All items of an array can be accessed by using ${[*]} or ${[@]}.
Output:
root@ubuntu:/home/sanfoundry# ./test.sh
san_1 san_2 san_3
root@ubuntu:/home/sanfoundry#

9. What is the output of this program?

1. #!/bin/bash
2. san_var=hello
3. readonly san_var
4. san_var=hi
5. echo $san_var
6. exit 0

a) hello
b) hi
c) nothing will print
d) none of the mentioned
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: After the execution of the ‘readonly’ command, shell will not provide the permission
to overwrite the value stored in variable ‘san_var’.
Output:
root@ubuntu:/home/sanfoundry# ./test.sh
./test.sh: line 4: san_var: readonly variable
hello
root@ubuntu:/home/sanfoundry#

10. What is the output of this program?

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1. #!/bin/bash
2. san_var=10
3. echo "the value of \"san_var\" is $san_var"
4. exit 0

a) the value of “san_var” is 10

b) the value of is 10
c) the value of san_var is $san_var
d) the value of “san_var” is $san_var
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: None.
Output:
root@ubuntu:/home/sanfoundry# ./test.sh
the value of “san_var” is 10
root@ubuntu:/home/sanfoundry#

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