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Unix Administration

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






2. super user






3. Create a directory file






4. 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






5. tells you what kind of file it is






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






7. Copy file1 to file2






8. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






10. back one






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






12. Makes empty files






13. Change mode






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






15. Current directory






16. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






17. A graphical utility used for searching files






18. Add a user to the system






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






20. Root symbol



21. home bin






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






23. Changes user password






24. 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






25. Adds content to files






26. Change dicrectory






27. Move and renames






28. Copy files and set attributes






29. Means it is a hidden file






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






31. show hidden files






32. 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.






33. Appends a file






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






35. Creates a file






36. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






37. Archiving command






38. 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






39. Copys and replace






40. List command






41. Look inside a file






42. directory listing