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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Copy file1 to file2






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. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






4. directory listing






5. Add a user to the system






6. super user






7. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






8. List command






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






10. Copys and replace






11. Creates a file






12. Makes empty files






13. tells you what kind of file it is






14. Appends a file






15. Current directory






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






20. Means it is a hidden file






21. delete file






22. 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.






23. Archiving command






24. Copy files and set attributes






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






26. back one






27. Look inside a file






28. Root symbol



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






30. A graphical utility used for searching files






31. Move and renames






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






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






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






35. show hidden files






36. Change mode






37. Formatted listng with hidden files






38. home bin






39. Changes user password






40. Create a directory file






41. Adds content to files






42. Change dicrectory