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Unix Administration

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






2. List command






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






4. Look inside a file






5. Makes empty files






6. super user






7. Change mode






8. Add a user to the system






9. Move and renames






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






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






12. Means it is a hidden file






13. 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






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






15. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






17. tells you what kind of file it is






18. A graphical utility used for searching files






19. Appends a file






20. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






21. Changes user password






22. Root symbol



23. directory listing






24. Change dicrectory






25. 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






26. Creates a file






27. Create a directory file






28. Copys and replace






29. Adds content to files






30. Current directory






31. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






32. back one






33. delete file






34. home bin






35. 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






36. 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.






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






38. Archiving command






39. Copy files and set attributes






40. Copy file1 to file2






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






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