# Task 7 - An Introduction to Shell Operators

## Task 7 An Introduction to Shell Operators

### If we wanted to run a command in the background, what operator would we want to use?

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:triangular\_flag\_on\_post:`&`

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### If I wanted to replace the contents of a file named "passwords" with the word "password123", what would my command be?

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**HINT**: echo \<content> > \<filename>
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:triangular\_flag\_on\_post:`echo password123 > passwords`

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### Now if I wanted to add "tryhackme" to this file named "passwords" but also keep "passwords123", what would my command be

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**HINT**: echo \<content> >> \<filename>
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:triangular\_flag\_on\_post:`echo tryhackme >> passwords`

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### Now use the deployed Linux machine to put these into practice

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No answer needed
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