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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. tells you what kind of file it is






2. 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.






3. back one






4. Adds content to files






5. Create a directory file






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






7. Formatted listng with hidden files






8. 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






9. super user






10. Add a user to the system






11. Copys and replace






12. show hidden files






13. Changes user password






14. Archiving command






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






16. Makes empty files






17. A graphical utility used for searching files






18. Appends a file






19. home bin






20. delete file






21. Change mode






22. List command






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






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






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






26. Copy files and set attributes






27. Current directory






28. Copy file1 to file2






29. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






30. Root symbol



31. Means it is a hidden file






32. Look inside a file






33. Move and renames






34. A compressing utility that reduces the size of the named 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. Displays the default directory where the user is placed after loging in






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. Creates a file






39. directory listing






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






41. Change dicrectory






42. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.