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Unix Administration

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






2. Means it is a hidden file






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






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






5. Changes user password






6. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






7. back one






8. Appends a file






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. 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






11. List command






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






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






14. Formatted listng with hidden files






15. Creates a file






16. Change mode






17. Copys and replace






18. Root symbol



19. Copy file1 to file2






20. home bin






21. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






22. directory listing






23. Create a directory file






24. Add a user to the system






25. Move and renames






26. A graphical utility used for searching files






27. Adds content to files






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






29. tells you what kind of file it is






30. show hidden files






31. 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






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






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






34. Copy files and set attributes






35. Current directory






36. Makes empty files






37. 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






38. super user






39. Look inside a file






40. delete file






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






42. Change dicrectory