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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Change mode






2. Formatted listng with hidden files






3. super user






4. Adds content to files






5. Add a user to the system






6. tells you what kind of file it is






7. Copys and replace






8. 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






9. back one






10. Makes empty files






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






12. 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.






13. show hidden files






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






15. Means it is a hidden file






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






17. Creates a file






18. Current directory






19. 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






20. Appends a file






21. directory listing






22. home bin






23. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






24. List command






25. Copy file1 to file2






26. 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






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






28. Change dicrectory






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






30. Copy files and set attributes






31. delete file






32. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






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






35. Changes user password






36. Create a directory file






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






38. Look inside a file






39. Archiving command






40. Root symbol



41. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






42. Move and renames