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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. tells you what kind of file it is






2. Root symbol



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






4. Create a directory file






5. show hidden files






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. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






8. Means it is a hidden file






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






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






11. Creates a file






12. Copy file1 to file2






13. Archiving command






14. Appends a file






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






16. Move and renames






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






18. directory listing






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






20. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






22. back one






23. Copy files and set attributes






24. Change dicrectory






25. Adds content to files






26. Current directory






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






28. Formatted listng with hidden files






29. home bin






30. Change mode






31. Changes user password






32. 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






33. Add a user to the system






34. Copys and replace






35. Look inside a file






36. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






37. 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






38. 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






39. delete file






40. List command






41. super user






42. Makes empty files