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Unix Administration

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






2. Adds content to files






3. Appends a file






4. Change mode






5. Move and renames






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






7. home bin






8. tells you what kind of file it is






9. Means it is a hidden file






10. 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.






11. Look inside a file






12. Copys and replace






13. Current directory






14. back one






15. Copy files and set attributes






16. Copy file1 to file2






17. Change dicrectory






18. Makes empty files






19. List command






20. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






21. Changes user password






22. Root symbol



23. super user






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






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






26. Archiving command






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






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






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






30. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






31. A graphical utility used for searching files






32. delete file






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






34. 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






35. Create a directory file






36. Creates a file






37. 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






38. Add a user to the system






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






40. Formatted listng with hidden files






41. directory listing






42. show hidden files