Which of the following will be used to print lines containing ‘manager’ in emp.lst?

awk ‘/manager { print }’ emp.lst

awk ‘/manager/ { print }’ emp.lst

awk ‘/manager { print }’ emp.lst

awk ‘/manager/ { print } emp.lst

awk ‘manager { print }’ emp.lst

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Unix.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Unix knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.	Which option is used for reading an awk program from a file?
A.	-e
B.	-f
C.	-i
D.	-F
Answer» C. -i

Discussion

2.	awk allows the user to use variables of his own choice.
A.	True
B.	False
Answer» B. False

Discussion

3.	awk uses __ and __ as comparison operators.
A.	$$, ^^
B.	\|\|, &&
C.	%%, ##
D.	\|\|, @@
Answer» C. %%, ##

Discussion

4.	awk uses ___ operator for concatenating strings.
A.	>
B.	\|
C.	*
D.	no operator available
Answer» E.

Discussion

5.	A user-defined variable is initialized to ____
A.	zero
B.	zero or null string
C.	null
D.	operator
Answer» C. null

Discussion

6.	awk doesn’t use $ in evaluation or assignment of variables.
A.	True
B.	False
Answer» B. False

Discussion

7.	The printf function uses ___ for string data and ___ for numeric.
A.	%f, %l
B.	%s, %f
C.	%s, %d
D.	%s, %s
Answer» D. %s, %s

Discussion

8.	What is the default delimiter used by awk?
A.	tab
B.	whitespace
C.	double space
D.	\|
Answer» C. double space

Discussion

9.	Which built-in variable is used by the awk to specify the line numbers?
A.	AR
B.	NR
C.	$$
D.	$?
Answer» C. $$

Discussion

10.	awk uses ______ for splitting a line into fields.
A.	special parameters
B.	shell variables
C.	env variables
D.	command arguments
Answer» B. shell variables

Discussion

11.	For pattern-matching, awk uses regular expressions in ____ style.
A.	sed
B.	grep
C.	perl
D.	print
Answer» B. grep

Discussion

12.	The default action if selection_criteria is missing is ____
A.	print
B.	split
C.	print and split
D.	no default action
Answer» B. split

Discussion

13.	Which of the following will be used to print lines containing ‘manager’ in emp.lst?
A.	awk ‘/manager/ { print }’ emp.lst
B.	awk ‘/manager { print }’ emp.lst
C.	awk ‘/manager/ { print } emp.lst
D.	awk ‘manager { print }’ emp.lst
Answer» B. awk ‘/manager { print }’ emp.lst

Discussion

14.	Awk filter operates at field level.
A.	True
B.	False
Answer» B. False

Discussion

15.	Which filter apart from perl, is the most powerful?
A.	sed
B.	awk
C.	grep
D.	cut
Answer» C. grep

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Unix.

Which option is used for reading an awk program from a file?

awk allows the user to use variables of his own choice.

awk uses and as comparison operators.

awk uses ___ operator for concatenating strings.

A user-defined variable is initialized to ____

awk doesn’t use $ in evaluation or assignment of variables.

The printf function uses _ for string data and _ for numeric.

What is the default delimiter used by awk?

Which built-in variable is used by the awk to specify the line numbers?

awk uses ______ for splitting a line into fields.

For pattern-matching, awk uses regular expressions in ____ style.

The default action if selection_criteria is missing is ____

Which of the following will be used to print lines containing ‘manager’ in emp.lst?

Awk filter operates at field level.

Which filter apart from perl, is the most powerful?

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Unix.

Which option is used for reading an awk program from a file?

awk allows the user to use variables of his own choice.

awk uses __ and __ as comparison operators.

awk uses ___ operator for concatenating strings.

A user-defined variable is initialized to ____

awk doesn’t use $ in evaluation or assignment of variables.

The printf function uses ___ for string data and ___ for numeric.

What is the default delimiter used by awk?

Which built-in variable is used by the awk to specify the line numbers?

awk uses ______ for splitting a line into fields.

For pattern-matching, awk uses regular expressions in ____ style.

The default action if selection_criteria is missing is ____

Which of the following will be used to print lines containing ‘manager’ in emp.lst?

Awk filter operates at field level.

Which filter apart from perl, is the most powerful?

awk uses and as comparison operators.

The printf function uses _ for string data and _ for numeric.