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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Appends a file






2. Look inside a file






3. Copys and replace






4. Archiving command






5. A graphical utility used for searching files






6. delete file






7. 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






8. Copy file1 to file2






9. Creates a file






10. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






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






13. Changes user password






14. Current directory






15. super user






16. 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






17. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






18. Move and renames






19. Create a directory file






20. Change dicrectory






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






22. tells you what kind of file it is






23. Formatted listng with hidden files






24. back one






25. Means it is a hidden file






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






27. directory listing






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. Copy files and set attributes






30. Change mode






31. List command






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






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






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






35. Root symbol



36. show hidden files






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






38. Add a user to the system






39. home bin






40. Adds content to files






41. Makes empty files






42. 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.