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Unix Administration

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






2. 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






3. Copy files and set attributes






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. back one






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






7. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






8. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






9. tells you what kind of file it is






10. Changes user password






11. Copys and replace






12. super user






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






14. Adds content to files






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






16. List command






17. Add a user to the system






18. Change dicrectory






19. Formatted listng with hidden files






20. Copy file1 to file2






21. Create a directory file






22. Change mode






23. show hidden files






24. Makes empty files






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






26. Appends a file






27. home bin






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






29. A graphical utility used for searching files






30. Move and renames






31. Root symbol



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






33. Archiving command






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






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






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. Creates a file






38. Means it is a hidden file






39. 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






40. delete file






41. Look inside a file






42. directory listing