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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. home bin






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






3. Move and renames






4. A graphical utility used for searching files






5. List command






6. tells you what kind of file it is






7. Copy file1 to file2






8. Archiving command






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






10. Makes empty files






11. Change mode






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






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






14. directory listing






15. Changes user password






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






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






18. delete file






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






20. Copy files and set attributes






21. back one






22. Creates a file






23. Current directory






24. 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






25. Root symbol



26. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






27. Means it is a hidden file






28. show hidden files






29. super user






30. Change dicrectory






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






32. Formatted listng with hidden files






33. Create a directory file






34. Look inside a file






35. 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






36. Appends a file






37. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






38. 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






39. 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.






40. Adds content to files






41. Copys and replace






42. Add a user to the system