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Unix Administration

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






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






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






4. tells you what kind of file it is






5. Current directory






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






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






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






9. 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






10. show hidden files






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






12. Add a user to the system






13. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






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






15. back one






16. Create a directory file






17. Copy files and set attributes






18. Change dicrectory






19. Means it is a hidden file






20. Appends a file






21. directory listing






22. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






24. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






25. List command






26. Copys and replace






27. Copy file1 to file2






28. 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






29. Change mode






30. Changes user password






31. Creates a file






32. super user






33. Makes empty files






34. 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






35. Adds content to files






36. Archiving command






37. A graphical utility used for searching files






38. Look inside a file






39. Move and renames






40. home bin






41. Root symbol



42. 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.