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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Makes empty files






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






3. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






4. Appends a file






5. Copy file1 to file2






6. Copys and replace






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






8. tells you what kind of file it is






9. Archiving command






10. Change mode






11. show hidden files






12. Root symbol



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






14. Add a user to the system






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






16. Move and renames






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






18. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






20. 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






21. back one






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






23. Formatted listng with hidden files






24. super user






25. Adds content to files






26. Change dicrectory






27. Look inside a file






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






29. home bin






30. Create a directory file






31. Creates a file






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






33. 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.






34. A graphical utility used for searching files






35. Changes user password






36. Means it is a hidden file






37. delete file






38. Current directory






39. directory listing






40. 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






41. Copy files and set attributes






42. List command