Linux Basics: The Command Line Interface - 6

Linux Basics: The Command Line Interface - 6

This course is part of C Programming with Linux Specialization

Instructors: Rémi SHARROCK

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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7 hours to complete

3 weeks at 2 hours a week

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

4.6

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Beginner level

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7 hours to complete

3 weeks at 2 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Use basic commands to control the Linux Operating System
Navigate and manipulate the Linux Filesystem using the command line interface
Manage the memory and processes running on Linux.
Compile and execute a C program in Linux

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There are 5 modules in this course

This course will introduce you to Linux, a powerful operating system used by most professional developers!

Why add Linux to your C programming skills? Most people use Linux without knowing it! Whether you use a smartphone, search the web, or use an ATM, each time Linux is involved somewhere in the background. It is the most used operating system for embedded devices and high-performance servers. It is also the most common operating system used by developers to create software applications. In this course, you will learn the history of Linux and how its open source community was able to create today’s most advanced operating system. You will navigate the file system, use fundamental Linux commands and master the Linux command line interface. These are essential skills for every developer. You will also be able to produce software written in C using the industry-standard tools on Linux. We are excited to introduce you to Linux and guide you along your path to becoming a skilled user of this powerful operating system! At the end of this short course, you will reach the sixth milestone of the C Programming with Linux Specialization, unlocking the door to a career in computer engineering. Your job Outlook: - Programmers, developers, engineers, managers, and related industries within scientific computing and data science; - Embedded systems such as transportation, utility networks, and aerospace; - Robotics industry and manufacturing; - IoT (Internet of Things) used in smart homes, automation, and wearables. - IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization for the advancement of technology, ranks C as one of the top programming languages of 2017 in demand by employers. (Source: IEEE Spectrum) This course has received financial support from the Patrick & Lina Drahi Foundation.

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What's included

2 videos9 readings1 assignment3 discussion prompts

2 videosTotal 4 minutes

Let's get started1 minutePreview module
Learn how to use WebLinux2 minutes

9 readingsTotal 59 minutes

Course syllabus10 minutes
Two universities teamed up to offer a new specialization in C Programming with Linux2 minutes
The course team5 minutes
Collaborative MOOC1 minute
Earn a Specialization from Dartmouth and IMT1 minute
Get the most out of this course10 minutes
Pre-course survey10 minutes
Access to WebLinux10 minutes
Learn how to post code on the Coursera forum10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 5 minutes

Are you ready to start?5 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 17 minutes

Introduce yourself5 minutes
Learn how to post your code10 minutes
Technical, general, organisational and other questions2 minutes

By the end of Week 1, you will be able to describe the background, key dates, and important people of the creation of Linux projects, UNIX, and C. You will also be able to run commonly used pre-installed programs on Linux via the command line interface.

What's included

7 videos1 assignment4 app items

7 videosTotal 46 minutes

Operating systems genesis: definition, services (files, memory, processes), key dates4 minutesPreview module
UNIX genesis: MAC projet @ MIT, MULTICS, Thompson & Ritchie6 minutes
Linux genesis and history: GNU, Stallman, GPL, Linus Torvals, Linux4 minutes
Command line interface, prompt, command options and files data, command cal as example3 minutes
First commands: echo 'hello world', date, cal, history, whoami, hostname, uptime, clear, command not found, man, command options14 minutes
Interactive commands: top, htop, nano, vim, how to get back to the prompt10 minutes
Play with commands: hello, worm, firework, rain, hanoi3 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 5 minutes

Self-assess your learning in the History of Linux and the command line5 minutes

4 app itemsTotal 40 minutes

Activity: OS, UNIX, history and genesis10 minutes
Activity: Linux Genesis10 minutes
Activity: the command line interface10 minutes
Activity: GNU, Linux, Command line, prompt10 minutes

By the end of Week 2, You will be able to navigate through the Linux Filesystem with the command line interface. You will also be comfortable working with files and in directories using the following skills: creating, deleting, copying, renaming, and moving.

What's included

10 videos1 assignment6 app items

10 videosTotal 100 minutes

Filesystem5 minutesPreview module
pwd, cd, ls, absolute path, relative path (1)15 minutes
pwd, cd, ls, absolute path, relative path (2)6 minutes
Touch, rm, names with spaces9 minutes
cat less19 minutes
mkdir, rm -r9 minutes
Unblock yourself in the command line6 minutes
mv: rename and move9 minutes
cp, cp -r4 minutes
Find locate14 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 5 minutes

Self-assess your learning in The Linux file system 5 minutes

6 app itemsTotal 70 minutes

Activities: discovering the filesystem20 minutes
Activity: cat less more10 minutes
Activity: remove a file and a folder using absolute paths10 minutes
Activity: getting unstuck from the command line10 minutes
Activity: linux and the files10 minutes
Activity: find and locate10 minutes

By the end of Week 3, you will be able to inspect the memory consumption of processes using the Linux common line interface (CLI), as well as build interactive programs for the CLI in the C programming language. You will also be able to evaluate the average CPU consumption, distinguish between compilation and interpretation of programs, and run/compile a program written in C on Linux.

What's included

10 videos1 reading1 assignment3 app items

10 videosTotal 51 minutes

Compiler vs interpreter4 minutesPreview module
Compile a C program automatically on Weblinux6 minutes
Compile a C program using GCC7 minutes
Memory representation, RAM, cells, word, byte, bit, memory address4 minutes
Manage the memory with the command line: free, top, htop6 minutes
Memory consumption of a program using htop, virtual memory8 minutes
Reboot Weblinux if needed1 minute
Interactive programs in C using scanf, fflush5 minutes
Use scanf and file redirection to simulate an input4 minutes
Don’t use scanf, use fgets getline or readline2 minutes

1 readingTotal 1 minute

Memory representation, RAM, cells, word, byte, bit, memory address1 minute

1 assignmentTotal 5 minutes

Self-assess your learning in C program compilation with gcc5 minutes

3 app itemsTotal 30 minutes

Activity: compilation10 minutes
Activity: Memory with linux10 minutes
Activity: Interactive programs10 minutes

What's included

1 video2 readings

Instructors

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Rémi SHARROCK

Institut Mines-Télécom

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Linux Basics: The Command Line Interface - 6

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Details to know

See how employees at top companies are mastering in-demand skills

Build your subject-matter expertise

Earn a career certificate

There are 5 modules in this course

Welcome

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Week 1: History of Linux and the command line

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Week 2: The Linux file system

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Week 3: C program compilation with gcc

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Concluding the course

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