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Unix Administration

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






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






3. Look inside a file






4. 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






5. Change dicrectory






6. List command






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






8. home bin






9. 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.






10. 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






11. Creates a file






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






13. Adds content to files






14. Copy files and set attributes






15. Root symbol



16. tells you what kind of file it is






17. Means it is a hidden file






18. back one






19. 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






20. Change mode






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






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






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






24. Create a directory file






25. Changes user password






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






27. Current directory






28. directory listing






29. Move and renames






30. Archiving command






31. Appends a file






32. Copy file1 to file2






33. delete file






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






35. Copys and replace






36. Add a user to the system






37. Makes empty files






38. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






39. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






40. show hidden files






41. Formatted listng with hidden files






42. A graphical utility used for searching files