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Unix Administration

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






2. home bin






3. Copy files and set attributes






4. Means it is a hidden file






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






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






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






8. Changes user password






9. Adds content to files






10. tells you what kind of file it is






11. Appends a file






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






13. Current directory






14. List command






15. Copy file1 to file2






16. Archiving command






17. back one






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






19. Look inside a file






20. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






21. 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.






22. delete file






23. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






24. Add a user to the system






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






26. 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






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. Create a directory file






30. Creates a file






31. 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






32. show hidden files






33. super user






34. Change dicrectory






35. Makes empty files






36. Move and renames






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






38. Copys and replace






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






40. Root symbol



41. Formatted listng with hidden files






42. A graphical utility used for searching files