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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Current directory






2. List command






3. Changes user password






4. gunzip takes a list of files on its command line and replaces each file whose name ends with .gz - -gz - .z - -z - _z or .Z and which begins with the correct magic number with an uncompressed file without the original extension. gunzip also recognize






5. Root symbol



6. Create a directory file






7. Enables a super user to remove a users account.






8. A compressing utility that reduces the size of the named file






9. A shell script is a script written for the shell - or command line interpreter - of an operating system. It is often considered a simple domain-specific programming language. Typical operations performed by shell scripts include file manipulation - p






10. Enables a super user or root to create a new user or updates default new user information.






11. home bin






12. Move and renames






13. tells you what kind of file it is






14. Formatted listng with hidden files






15. Stores binaries that are used for completing the booting process and also the ones that are used by the root user-the adminstrator.






16. Makes empty files






17. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






18. delete file






19. A graphical utility used for searching files






20. Copy file1 to file2






21. Copy files and set attributes






22. directory listing






23. Creates a file






24. Change dicrectory






25. Change mode






26. Add a user to the system






27. Archiving command






28. Adds content to files






29. Stores hardware and software device driver. It maintains filesystem entries that represent the devices connected to the system.






30. k Desktop Environment is one of thredifferent GUI user interfaces.






31. show hidden files






32. back one






33. Means it is a hidden file






34. Look inside a file






35. Appends a file






36. A terminal emulator - terminal application - term - or tty for short - is a program that emulates a video terminal within some other display architecture. Though typically synonymous with a command line shell or text terminal - the term terminal cove






37. Grep searches the named input FILEs (or standard input if no files are named - or the file name - is given) for lines containing a match to the given PATTERN. By default - grep prints the matching lines.






38. super user






39. Rename or move file1 to file2 - if file2 is an existing directory - move file1 into directory file2






40. Copys and replace






41. Displays the default directory where the user is placed after loging in






42. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users