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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Changes user password






4. 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






5. List command






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






7. Move and renames






8. Makes empty files






9. A graphical utility used for searching files






10. home bin






11. delete file






12. 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






13. Formatted listng with hidden files






14. Current directory






15. Creates a file






16. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






17. Copys and replace






18. Look inside a file






19. 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.






20. directory listing






21. Adds content to files






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






23. Root symbol



24. Means it is a hidden file






25. show hidden files






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






27. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






28. Appends a file






29. back one






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






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






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






33. Change mode






34. Change dicrectory






35. tells you what kind of file it is






36. super user






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






38. Add a user to the system






39. Create a directory file






40. Copy files and set attributes






41. Copy file1 to file2






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