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Unix Administration

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






2. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






3. Adds content to files






4. Copy file1 to file2






5. delete file






6. Changes user password






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






8. Copys and replace






9. Creates a file






10. Makes empty files






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






12. Means it is a hidden file






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






14. Appends a file






15. Add a user to the system






16. 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






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






18. Current directory






19. Copy files and set attributes






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






21. 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.






22. Change dicrectory






23. directory listing






24. Archiving command






25. home bin






26. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






27. 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






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






29. List command






30. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






32. Move and renames






33. Root symbol



34. back one






35. super user






36. Look inside a file






37. show hidden files






38. tells you what kind of file it is






39. Create a directory file






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






41. Formatted listng with hidden files






42. Change mode






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