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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Current directory






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






3. show hidden files






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






5. Change mode






6. directory listing






7. delete file






8. Move and renames






9. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






10. back one






11. Change dicrectory






12. 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






13. 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






14. Archiving command






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






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






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






18. home bin






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






20. Copys and replace






21. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






23. Changes user password






24. tells you what kind of file it is






25. Root symbol



26. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






27. Means it is a hidden file






28. Adds content to files






29. Formatted listng with hidden files






30. super user






31. Look inside a file






32. Appends a file






33. Add a user to the system






34. Copy files and set attributes






35. 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






36. 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.






37. Creates a file






38. Makes empty files






39. Create a directory file






40. Copy file1 to file2






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






42. List command