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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. tells you what kind of file it is






2. 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






3. 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.






4. Appends a file






5. List command






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






7. Archiving command






8. Formatted listng with hidden files






9. Add a user to the system






10. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






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






13. directory listing






14. Copy file1 to file2






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






16. Copy files and set attributes






17. Current directory






18. Look inside a file






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






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






21. Root symbol



22. 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






23. delete file






24. Move and renames






25. Makes empty files






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






27. A graphical utility used for searching files






28. 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






29. back one






30. home bin






31. super user






32. Change dicrectory






33. Changes user password






34. Adds content to files






35. Create a directory file






36. Means it is a hidden file






37. Creates a file






38. show hidden files






39. Change mode






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






41. Copys and replace






42. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.