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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. List command






2. 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.






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






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






5. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






7. Archiving command






8. Changes user password






9. Copy files and set attributes






10. Makes empty files






11. directory listing






12. show hidden files






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






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






15. Current directory






16. back one






17. Appends a file






18. Means it is a hidden file






19. 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






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






21. home bin






22. tells you what kind of file it is






23. Copy file1 to file2






24. Copys and replace






25. Root symbol



26. super user






27. Adds content to files






28. Look inside a file






29. Change dicrectory






30. Formatted listng with hidden files






31. Change mode






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






36. Creates a file






37. Add a user to the system






38. Create a directory file






39. Move and renames






40. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






41. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






42. delete file