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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






3. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






4. show hidden files






5. tells you what kind of file it is






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






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






8. home bin






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






10. Copys and replace






11. Makes empty files






12. Current directory






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






14. Create a directory file






15. Copy files and set attributes






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






17. Add a user to the system






18. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






19. Means it is a hidden file






20. Adds content to files






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






22. 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






23. super user






24. Change dicrectory






25. back one






26. Copy file1 to file2






27. 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






28. delete file






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






30. 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.






31. List command






32. A graphical utility used for searching files






33. Look inside a file






34. Root symbol



35. Change mode






36. Creates a file






37. Appends a file






38. 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






39. Archiving command






40. Changes user password






41. Move and renames






42. directory listing