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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
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1. Archiving command






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






3. Current directory






4. 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.






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






6. Makes empty files






7. Create a directory file






8. Copy file1 to file2






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






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






11. Look inside a file






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






13. Copys and replace






14. 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






15. 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






16. Change dicrectory






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






18. Move and renames






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






20. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






21. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






22. Formatted listng with hidden files






23. tells you what kind of file it is






24. show hidden files






25. delete file






26. home bin






27. Copy files and set attributes






28. Change mode






29. directory listing






30. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






32. Add a user to the system






33. Adds content to files






34. Appends a file






35. super user






36. Creates a file






37. Changes user password






38. Root symbol



39. back one






40. List command






41. 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






42. Means it is a hidden file