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Unix Administration

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



2. 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.






3. List command






4. A graphical utility used for searching files






5. 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






6. Add a user to the system






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






8. show hidden files






9. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






10. Creates a file






11. 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






12. Adds content to files






13. Change dicrectory






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






15. directory listing






16. home bin






17. Look inside a file






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






19. Means it is a hidden file






20. Move and renames






21. Copy files and set attributes






22. Current directory






23. 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






24. Formatted listng with hidden files






25. back one






26. Changes user password






27. Copy file1 to file2






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






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






30. Archiving command






31. Appends a file






32. super user






33. tells you what kind of file it is






34. delete file






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






36. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






38. Create a directory file






39. Copys and replace






40. Makes empty files






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






42. Change mode