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Top 50 bash Interview Questions

The most frequently asked bash questions across all roles and companies, ranked by real interview frequency. Updated daily.

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CodingStart here. 36 questions · ~377 min
Top IPs from Server LogsEasy
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Count IP frequencies from log lines with a hash map and return the top 10 using sorting by count and lexicographic tie-break.

bashfrequency countpythonRenderAsana SpaAkamai
Trivial Directory Path FunctionEasy
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Normalize a POSIX path by resolving relative locations, dots, and parent references with a stack.

bashOpenAI
Top Five Error CodesEasy
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Parse log strings, count error codes with a hash table, and return the top five by frequency with deterministic tie-breaking.

bashlog parsingjavascriptMicro1
Backup Automation ScriptingMedium
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Generate safely quoted tar commands to automate backups for BD environment paths.

bashArraysStringsBecton Dickinson
Automate Server Directory BackupsMedium
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Create a ZIP backup from directory entries and return the requested archive path using Python's standard library.

Hash Tablesbashdata persistenceVTG
AWK Substring PrintingEasy
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Extract the first, third, and fifth whitespace-delimited fields, matching the required AWK output.

bashDevOpsAlgorithmsApple
Bash File Processing and Python CleaningMedium

Tests practical scripting and data cleaning skills across Bash and Python.

bashdata cleaningTrexquant Investment
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Execution5 questions · ~52 min
Log Parsing for Anomalous Error SpikesHard

Build a Python or Bash log-processing script that identifies anomalous error spikes efficiently and produces actionable alerts.

bashlog parsingalertingAdobe
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Behavioral & Leadership4 questions · ~42 min
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Security & Infrastructure3 questions · ~31 min
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More topics2 questions · ~21 min
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