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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
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1. Archiving command






2. 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






3. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






4. directory listing






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






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






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






8. A graphical utility used for searching files






9. Change mode






10. Add a user to the system






11. super user






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






13. List command






14. Root symbol



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






16. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






18. Changes user password






19. tells you what kind of file it is






20. Adds content to files






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






22. Copys and replace






23. back one






24. Current directory






25. Look inside a file






26. Move and renames






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






28. home bin






29. Means it is a hidden file






30. delete file






31. Appends a file






32. Makes empty files






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. Formatted listng with hidden files






35. Creates a file






36. Change dicrectory






37. Create a directory file






38. Copy files and set attributes






39. show hidden files






40. 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






41. Copy file1 to file2






42. 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