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Unix Administration

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






2. Copy file1 to file2






3. back one






4. Copys and replace






5. Root symbol



6. super user






7. 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






8. Current directory






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






11. delete file






12. List command






13. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






14. Move and renames






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






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






17. Changes user password






18. Archiving command






19. Copy files and set attributes






20. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






21. Appends a file






22. Makes empty files






23. home bin






24. Formatted listng with hidden files






25. A graphical utility used for searching files






26. show hidden files






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






28. 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.






29. 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






30. tells you what kind of file it is






31. Look inside a file






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






33. Add a user to the system






34. Create a directory file






35. 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






36. Adds content to files






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






38. Change mode






39. Creates a file






40. Change dicrectory






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






42. Means it is a hidden file