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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Adds content to files






2. Copy file1 to file2






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






4. Add a user to the system






5. 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






6. Change mode






7. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






8. Look inside a file






9. Archiving command






10. Copys and replace






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






12. Move and renames






13. Root symbol



14. 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






15. directory listing






16. show hidden files






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






18. List command






19. Create a directory file






20. Change dicrectory






21. Makes empty files






22. Appends a file






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Current directory






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






29. 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.






30. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






31. home bin






32. Creates a file






33. tells you what kind of file it is






34. Means it is a hidden file






35. Copy files and set attributes






36. back one






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






38. Changes user password






39. delete file






40. super user






41. Formatted listng with hidden files






42. A graphical utility used for searching files