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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. k Desktop Environment is one of thredifferent GUI user interfaces.






2. Copy file1 to file2






3. super user






4. home bin






5. 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






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






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






8. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






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






10. directory listing






11. Makes empty files






12. Change dicrectory






13. Adds content to files






14. Archiving command






15. Copys and replace






16. Copy files and set attributes






17. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






18. Change mode






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






20. Add a user to the system






21. back one






22. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






24. Creates a file






25. Look inside a file






26. Appends a file






27. tells you what kind of file it is






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






29. 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.






30. Root symbol



31. 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






32. Create a directory file






33. Move and renames






34. show hidden files






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






36. Current directory






37. Formatted listng with hidden files






38. Means it is a hidden file






39. Changes user password






40. 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






41. delete file






42. List command