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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. show hidden files






2. tells you what kind of file it is






3. Copy files and set attributes






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






5. Create a directory file






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






11. Look inside a file






12. Add a user to the system






13. 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






14. Formatted listng with hidden files






15. Archiving command






16. List command






17. delete file






18. A graphical utility used for searching files






19. Adds content to files






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






21. back one






22. 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






23. 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






24. Means it is a hidden file






25. Appends a file






26. directory listing






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






28. Root symbol



29. Current directory






30. Change mode






31. Copy file1 to file2






32. Creates a file






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






34. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






35. Changes user password






36. home bin






37. Makes empty files






38. Change dicrectory






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






40. super user






41. Move and renames






42. Copys and replace