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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rename or move file1 to file2 - if file2 is an existing directory - move file1 into directory file2






2. Copy file1 to file2






3. back one






4. Look inside a file






5. Formatted listng with hidden files






6. directory listing






7. Means it is a hidden file






8. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






9. Create a directory file






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






11. home bin






12. delete file






13. List command






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






15. Add a user to the system






16. Copys and replace






17. Root symbol



18. Makes empty files






19. A graphical utility used for searching files






20. Adds content to files






21. 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.






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






23. Current directory






24. Creates a file






25. 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






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






27. super user






28. Move and renames






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






30. Change dicrectory






31. Changes user password






32. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






33. 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






34. 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






35. show hidden files






36. Archiving command






37. Copy files and set attributes






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






39. Appends a file






40. Change mode






41. tells you what kind of file it is






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