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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Copy files and set attributes






2. directory listing






3. Current directory






4. Changes user password






5. Change mode






6. 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.






7. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






8. Adds content to files






9. Copy file1 to file2






10. Look inside a file






11. Creates a file






12. Means it is a hidden file






13. A graphical utility used for searching files






14. 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






15. Formatted listng with hidden files






16. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






17. Add a user to the system






18. home bin






19. delete file






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






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






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






23. tells you what kind of file it is






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






25. 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






26. super user






27. 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






28. Change dicrectory






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






30. show hidden files






31. Move and renames






32. Root symbol



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






34. Copys and replace






35. Appends a file






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






37. back one






38. Makes empty files






39. Archiving command






40. Create a directory file






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






42. List command