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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Adds content to files






2. show hidden files






3. Makes empty files






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. Means it is a hidden file






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






7. Change mode






8. Copy file1 to file2






9. Change dicrectory






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






11. 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






12. Archiving command






13. home bin






14. A graphical utility used for searching files






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. Creates a file






17. 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.






18. directory listing






19. Copy files and set attributes






20. Appends a file






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






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






23. delete file






24. back one






25. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






26. Add a user to the system






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






28. Changes user password






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






30. Copys and replace






31. Look inside a file






32. Create a directory file






33. List command






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






35. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






36. tells you what kind of file it is






37. Root symbol



38. Move and renames






39. Current directory






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






41. Formatted listng with hidden files






42. super user