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Unix Administration
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Subject
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Formatted listng with hidden files
Install
ls -al
tar command
rm file
2. super user
touch command
su
KDE
ls
3. k Desktop Environment is one of thredifferent GUI user interfaces.
KDE
/usr
vi or vim
ls -al
4. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users
/bin
Home Directory
Gnome
/usr
5. Rename or move file1 to file2 - if file2 is an existing directory - move file1 into directory file2
/sbin
passwd command
cp
mv file1 file2
6. Current directory
ls -al
cp
adduser command
pwd show
7. Makes empty files
rm file
grep command
useradd command
touch command
8. Move and renames
mv
Is command
cat
terminal window (usage)
9. Displays the default directory where the user is placed after loging in
ls
Home Directory
/home
mv file1 file2
10. Archiving command
KDE
touch command
tar command
/bin
11. Creates a file
>
passwd command
/sbin
touch command
12. Stores binaries that are used for completing the booting process and also the ones that are used by the root user-the adminstrator.
>
touch command
shell scripts
/sbin
13. Enables a super user or root to create a new user or updates default new user information.
useradd command
'/'
terminal window (usage)
userdel command
14. Adds content to files
passwd command
touch command
cp
vi or vim
15. 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
gzip
terminal window (usage)
Gnome
useradd command
16. Stores hardware and software device driver. It maintains filesystem entries that represent the devices connected to the system.
/dev
mkdir dir
gunzip
gzip
17. Look inside a file
useradd command
terminal window (usage)
>
cat
18. Copy files and set attributes
Install
grep command
mkdir dir
>
19. Create a directory file
/home
. before a file
>>
mkdir dir
20. List command
tar command
Is command
'/'
touch command
21. A graphical utility used for searching files
Install
gzip
Is command
Gnome
22. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.
userdel command
/bin
su
gunzip
23. 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
gunzip
cd
gzip
touch command
24. Changes user password
Is command
passwd command
cp
Gnome
25. 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
cp
passwd command
shell scripts
/sbin
26. Copy file1 to file2
cp file1 file2
. before a file
>>
/usr
27. Add a user to the system
cp file1 file2
adduser command
mv file1 file2
. before a file
28. back one
cd...
ls -al
KDE
ls -l
29. Copys and replace
KDE
cp
/sbin
'/'
30. Appends a file
adduser command
KDE
Gnome
>>
31. delete file
/sbin
useradd command
rm file
adduser command
32. Change mode
cp
ls -a
>>
chmod
33. A compressing utility that reduces the size of the named file
gzip
. before a file
cp file1 file2
tar command
34. 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.
su
grep command
shell scripts
tar command
35. tells you what kind of file it is
adduser command
vi or vim
ls -l
userdel command
36. Means it is a hidden file
vi or vim
Gnome
. before a file
ls
37. show hidden files
userdel command
mkdir dir
ls -a
grep command
38. Root symbol
'/'
39. directory listing
useradd command
ls
gunzip
su
40. Change dicrectory
cd
cp
userdel command
ls -al
41. home bin
cat
>>
/home
mkdir dir
42. Enables a super user to remove a users account.
/sbin
ls -al
userdel command
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