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Unix Administration

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






2. Root symbol



3. 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






4. Add a user to the system






5. List command






6. Changes user password






7. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






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






10. Means it is a hidden file






11. Formatted listng with hidden files






12. Create a directory file






13. Change mode






14. Change dicrectory






15. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






16. delete file






17. Archiving command






18. Look inside a file






19. 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






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






21. Appends a file






22. Current directory






23. back one






24. Copys and replace






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






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






27. show hidden files






28. Move and renames






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






30. Copy files and set attributes






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






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. tells you what kind of file it is






35. Copy file1 to file2






36. directory listing






37. super user






38. Adds content to files






39. Makes empty files






40. Creates a file






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






42. 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.