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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Displays the default directory where the user is placed after loging in






2. 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






3. tells you what kind of file it is






4. Changes user password






5. 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






6. Change mode






7. delete file






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






9. Add a user to the system






10. A graphical utility used for searching files






11. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






12. Change dicrectory






13. Makes empty files






14. Formatted listng with hidden files






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. Creates a file






17. List command






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






19. Move and renames






20. 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.






21. Look inside a file






22. Copy file1 to file2






23. Adds content to files






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






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






26. Copys and replace






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






28. Copy files and set attributes






29. back one






30. home bin






31. Root symbol



32. Create a directory file






33. Appends a file






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. Archiving command






36. show hidden files






37. directory listing






38. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






39. Current directory






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






41. super user






42. Means it is a hidden file