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Unix Administration

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






2. show hidden files






3. 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






4. Adds content to files






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






6. Changes user password






7. Archiving command






8. A graphical utility used for searching files






9. tells you what kind of file it is






10. Copy file1 to file2






11. Move and renames






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






13. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






14. directory listing






15. Means it is a hidden file






16. Root symbol



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






18. Makes empty files






19. back one






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






21. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






23. home bin






24. 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






25. Add a user to the system






26. Copys and replace






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






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






29. Create a directory file






30. Formatted listng with hidden files






31. Look inside a file






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






33. Current directory






34. Copy files and set attributes






35. List command






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. 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






38. super user






39. Change dicrectory






40. delete file






41. Creates a file






42. Appends a file