Question 1
Which of the following octal permission values grants the specified permissions?
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User: Read, Write, and Execute
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Group: Read-only
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Others: Read-only
Question 2
You open a terminal session inside a directory 
. Executing an 
command lists the following files:
You execute the following shell command involving a single-character wildcard glob (?) and what all files will be listed in the output?
Question 3
Consider the following project directory layout containing regular files and subdirectories, some of which are empty:
Which find command specifically targets and lists only zero-byte regular files, while explicitly ignoring empty directories?
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More on the System Commands End Term May 2026 Set FN paper
The IIT Madras BS System Commands (System Commands) End Term paper sat on May 2026, in the May 2026 term, set FN: 23 questions for 100 marks in 180 minutes. The first 3 questions are below. Sign in with Google — it is free — to see the whole paper with its answers and explanations, in learning mode or as a timed mock test.
| Feature | System Commands End Term May 2026 Set FN at a glance |
|---|---|
| Term | May 2026 term |
| Subject | System Commands |
| Course code | BSSE2001 |
| Questions | 23 |
| Marks | 100 |
| Duration | 180 min |
| MCQ | 19 |
| MSQ | 3 |
| Numerical | 1 |
| Official paper | End Term, May 2026 |
| Negative marking | No negative marking. |
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