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Unix Administration

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






2. Root symbol



3. 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






4. Copy file1 to file2






5. Adds content to files






6. Copys and replace






7. Appends a file






8. Current directory






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






10. Makes empty files






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






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






13. Changes user password






14. Change mode






15. home bin






16. delete file






17. Formatted listng with hidden files






18. Means it is a hidden file






19. Archiving command






20. show hidden files






21. Move and renames






22. Copy files and set attributes






23. 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






24. Change dicrectory






25. Creates a file






26. 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






27. Look inside a file






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






29. Add a user to the system






30. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






31. List command






32. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






33. super user






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. tells you what kind of file it is






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






38. Create a directory file






39. A graphical utility used for searching files






40. back one






41. directory listing






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