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Unix Administration

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






2. Appends a file






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






4. Adds content to files






5. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






7. Changes user password






8. Move and renames






9. super user






10. List command






11. delete file






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. Change mode






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






18. Copys and replace






19. Copy files and set attributes






20. Creates a file






21. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






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






23. tells you what kind of file it is






24. Add a user to the system






25. Makes empty files






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






27. 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






28. Archiving command






29. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






30. directory listing






31. Look inside a file






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






33. home bin






34. Current directory






35. Change dicrectory






36. back one






37. Create a directory file






38. show hidden files






39. A graphical utility used for searching files






40. Copy file1 to file2






41. Means it is a hidden file






42. Root symbol