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Unix Administration

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






2. Look inside a file






3. Copy file1 to 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. Copys and replace






7. 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






8. directory listing






9. back one






10. Archiving command






11. Current directory






12. Makes empty files






13. super user






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






15. Change mode






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






17. tells you what kind of file it is






18. Creates a file






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






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






21. Formatted listng with hidden files






22. Means it is a hidden file






23. A graphical utility used for searching files






24. Move and renames






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






26. delete file






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






28. 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






29. List command






30. home bin






31. Adds content to files






32. Create a directory file






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. Root symbol



35. Changes user password






36. show hidden files






37. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






38. Appends a file






39. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






40. Add a user to the system






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






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.