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Unix Administration

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






2. Formatted listng with hidden files






3. tells you what kind of file it is






4. Root symbol



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






6. Creates a file






7. Current directory






8. super user






9. A graphical utility used for searching files






10. home bin






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






12. Changes user password






13. 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






14. back one






15. Change mode






16. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






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






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






19. directory listing






20. Makes empty files






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






22. Copy files and set attributes






23. 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






24. delete file






25. Appends a file






26. List command






27. Means it is a hidden file






28. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






29. Change dicrectory






30. Adds content to files






31. Create a directory file






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






33. 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.






34. 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






35. Look inside a file






36. Add a user to the system






37. Move and renames






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






39. Copys and replace






40. show hidden files






41. Copy file1 to file2






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