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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Change mode






2. home bin






3. Copys and replace






4. Move and renames






5. A graphical utility used for searching files






6. Create a directory file






7. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






8. Current directory






9. 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.






10. Add a user to the system






11. Copy file1 to file2






12. Change dicrectory






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






14. Changes user password






15. Makes empty files






16. 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






17. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






18. Copy files and set attributes






19. back one






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






21. super user






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






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






24. directory listing






25. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






27. Appends a file






28. 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






29. Adds content to files






30. Look inside a file






31. tells you what kind of file it is






32. Creates a file






33. List command






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






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






36. delete file






37. Root symbol



38. Archiving command






39. Means it is a hidden file






40. 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






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






42. show hidden files







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