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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Change dicrectory






2. Create a directory file






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






4. Copy files and set attributes






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. tells you what kind of file it is






7. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






8. Look inside a file






9. Copy file1 to file2






10. Move and renames






11. show hidden files






12. Adds content to files






13. back one






14. 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.






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






16. A graphical utility used for searching files






17. List command






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






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






20. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






22. Appends a file






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






24. Archiving command






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






26. delete file






27. Current directory






28. Makes empty files






29. Creates a file






30. Change mode






31. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






32. 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






33. Add a user to the system






34. 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






35. directory listing






36. home bin






37. Copys and replace






38. Changes user password






39. super user






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






41. Root symbol



42. Means it is a hidden file