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What is the significance of home directory in Unix file system?
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It's where all settings, documents, private files, etc. are located.
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How does Unix work as a multi-user operating system?
When a user logs in to a Unix system, the current working directory normally starts at the directory/file
Can there be more that one root directory in the UNIX file system?
No, because the root is the very top of the directory structure. It has to be unique.
Which traversal computes the total size of each directory in the unix system?
You could use the 'du -s' command to get the size of each directory/sub-directory from wherever you are currently in the file system.
Where would you find a host file on a unix server?
The host file in Unix is usually located in the /etc directory.
Explain different types of files in UNIX?
The UNIX operating system consists of Regular Computer files. In addition there are listed file directory , symbolic link file, named pipe file, domain socket file, device file, and doors (computing) file.
Explain the different types of files in unix?
The UNIX operating system consists of Regular Computer files. In addition there are listed file directory , symbolic link file, named pipe file, domain socket file, device file, and doors (computing) file.
What is the system file in Unix?
There is no the system file. There are many files necessary to create a working Unix system.
What is a directory computer science?
A directory is a location for storing files on your computer. Directories are found in a hierarchical file system such asDOS, OS/2, Unix, etc. When referring to a directory, a user commonly indicates the name of the directory.
In Unix what is the command for Displaying whether a file is a simple file or a directory?
Use the file type test: if [ -d $file ]; then echo $file is a directory elif [ -f $file ]; then echo $file is a file else echo $file is not a directory or a file fi
What are five unix commands?
cp - copy a file rm - delete a file mv - rename a file mkdir - create a directory rmdir - remove a directory etc...
How do you rename a directory in UNIX?
You rename a directory the same way you rename a file. Use the 'mv' command to rename it.
How do you transfer files from unix to windows?
Unix files can be easily transferred to windows via a network connection either by using FTP or by using Samba. Samba allows a Unix file system to be mounted/shared on a Windows system to look like a windows directory.
