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Unix Administration
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Subject
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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
gunzip
useradd command
KDE
adduser command
2. directory listing
mkdir dir
cat
cd
ls
3. Move and renames
/sbin
gzip
mv
KDE
4. Creates a file
su
cp
>>
>
5. Change mode
/sbin
chmod
mkdir dir
/dev
6. A compressing utility that reduces the size of the named file
grep command
gzip
/bin
mv file1 file2
7. 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
>>
terminal window (usage)
'/'
rm file
8. Add a user to the system
adduser command
ls -l
/home
cp
9. Makes empty files
/dev
mkdir dir
touch command
>>
10. Stores hardware and software device driver. It maintains filesystem entries that represent the devices connected to the system.
userdel command
cd...
ls
/dev
11. Appends a file
cd
>>
Gnome
userdel command
12. Root symbol
'/'
13. delete file
ls -al
mv
rm file
vi or vim
14. k Desktop Environment is one of thredifferent GUI user interfaces.
mv file1 file2
KDE
/usr
Home Directory
15. home bin
adduser command
mkdir dir
cd...
/home
16. super user
adduser command
ls
/usr
su
17. Copy files and set attributes
. before a file
shell scripts
Install
cat
18. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users
Gnome
useradd command
tar command
/usr
19. Changes user password
mv file1 file2
passwd command
ls -l
shell scripts
20. tells you what kind of file it is
touch command
ls -l
su
userdel command
21. Change dicrectory
cd
vi or vim
userdel command
cat
22. Copys and replace
userdel command
/bin
cp
cd...
23. Enables a super user to remove a users account.
userdel command
>
Is command
tar command
24. List command
ls -al
KDE
'/'
Is command
25. Displays the default directory where the user is placed after loging in
rm file
Install
pwd show
Home Directory
26. Means it is a hidden file
useradd command
Home Directory
. before a file
/usr
27. 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
mv
>>
KDE
shell scripts
28. Create a directory file
mkdir dir
cat
KDE
/usr
29. Archiving command
gunzip
su
tar command
cd
30. Adds content to files
tar command
/usr
vi or vim
adduser command
31. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.
cat
gzip
cp
/bin
32. 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.
terminal window (usage)
/dev
grep command
. before a file
33. A graphical utility used for searching files
Install
Gnome
/bin
gzip
34. Enables a super user or root to create a new user or updates default new user information.
passwd command
mv
useradd command
/bin
35. Current directory
pwd show
Is command
cd
userdel command
36. Look inside a file
cat
useradd command
ls -l
/home
37. show hidden files
/home
Install
su
ls -a
38. back one
cd...
adduser command
vi or vim
ls -l
39. Stores binaries that are used for completing the booting process and also the ones that are used by the root user-the adminstrator.
terminal window (usage)
Install
useradd command
/sbin
40. Copy file1 to file2
shell scripts
cp file1 file2
Install
ls -al
41. Rename or move file1 to file2 - if file2 is an existing directory - move file1 into directory file2
mkdir dir
cd...
Gnome
mv file1 file2
42. Formatted listng with hidden files
. before a file
ls -l
chmod
ls -al