What Is DevOps? A Guide to the Basics
December 6, 2024
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Instructor: Stanimira Vlaeva
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Basic knowledge in any programming language is recommended.
You'll understand and distinguish between the fundamental terms - terminal emulator, shell, bash, command line, and prompt.
You'll know how to effectively manipulate files and directories through the command line.
You'll Learn how to apply your knowledge of the command line to solve day-to-day problems.
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In this project, you will use the UNIX command line to create photo albums that organize photos into directories by date. You'll learn what's the difference between a terminal, bash, command-line, and prompt. With lots of hands-on exercises, you'll master the most fundamental Unix commands for navigating, manipulating and inspecting files.
Interacting with a computer through a command-line interface (CLI) is a powerful technique. In such an interface, you type commands telling the computer to perform desired tasks. Mastering the command line can greatly improve your productivity during development.
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Task 1: Terminal, Bash, Command Line and Prompt
Task 2: Execute Commands and Escape
Task 3: Navigate and Explore
Task 4: Create Files and Directories
Task 5: Write, Read and Concatenate
Task 6: Options and Chaining Commands with Pipes
Task 7: Copy, Move and Remove Files
Basic knowledge in any programming language is recommended.
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Reviewed on May 14, 2020
It is a good cource for beginners but it should have shown more commands or more details
Reviewed on Jul 5, 2020
my marking in the quiz was corrected wrongthe answer was right but evaluated wrong
Reviewed on Oct 4, 2020
Amazing Hands on Practice on Commands. Thanks to the Instructor for making it so simple and easy.:-Nitish
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