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About the Course

This course provides a practical understanding of common Linux / UNIX shell commands. In this beginner friendly course, you will learn about the Linux basics, Shell commands, and Bash shell scripting. You will begin this course with an introduction to Linux and explore the Linux architecture. You will interact with the Linux Terminal, execute commands, navigate directories, edit files, as well as install and update software. Next, you’ll become familiar with commonly used Linux commands. You will work with general purpose commands like id, date, uname, ps, top, echo, man; directory management commands such as pwd, cd, mkdir, rmdir, find, df; file management commands like cat, wget, more, head, tail, cp, mv, touch, tar, zip, unzip; access control command chmod; text processing commands - wc, grep, tr; as well as networking commands - hostname, ping, ifconfig and curl. You will then move on to learning the basics of shell scripting to automate a variety of tasks. You’ll create simple to more advanced shell scripts that involve Metacharacters, Quoting, Variables, Command substitution, I/O Redirection, Pipes & Filters, and Command line arguments. You will also schedule cron jobs using crontab. The course includes both video-based lectures as well as hands-on labs to practice and apply what you learn. You will have no-charge access to a virtual Linux server that you can access through your web browser, so you don't need to download and install anything to complete the labs. You’ll end this course with a final project as well as a final exam. In the final project you will demonstrate your knowledge of course concepts by performing your own Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) process and create a scheduled backup script. This course is ideal for data engineers, data scientists, software developers, and cloud practitioners who want to get familiar with frequently used commands on Linux, MacOS and other Unix-like operating systems as well as get started with creating shell scripts....

Top reviews

Apr 8, 2024

Very helpful for the practical, common commands introduced in this course. The real-world weather project is quite challenging for new learners like me, but I did learn a lot!

Mar 19, 2022

Excellent course. I feel way more confident on scripting now. The clarity of the Ai instructor and the visuals were great. Well put together course. Thank you and Cheers!

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By Divya K

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Nov 26, 2022

A very informative and easy to learn course for beginners especially with the hands-on tool provided.

By Cyril A D

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Jul 9, 2024

Great introduction to linux and shell scripting. Practical exercises were a helpful in the learning.

By Natale F

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Nov 25, 2021

Fast and efficient course. Shared documents allow you to quickly get by after the course is over!

By Aritouch T

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Oct 15, 2023

The final project was kinda challenging for a newbie. Without Hint, I might have not survived!!!

By Amr A

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Apr 18, 2023

wonderful introduction to Linux Commands and Shell Scripting

very useful and a practical course

By Fatemeh M

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Mar 8, 2023

I think the course was designed totally practical and I have learned a lot during this course.

By Tshepiso N

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Dec 18, 2023

Interactive learning is the best, it didn't feel nothing like being stuck in tutorial hell.

By Shubham G

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Jun 12, 2024

The overall Course is very informative and lots of practical experience in also involved.

By afc i

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Nov 18, 2022

Great Course, Excellent learning experience touching the most relevant aspects of Linux.

By Alexander B

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Dec 22, 2024

Nice overview of commands you should know - nice final projects testing your knowledge.

By Nastia K

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Nov 9, 2023

Everything was great and clear, except for the practice project which was confusing.

By Michael J S

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Jan 26, 2023

well worth it i learned a lot and i will keep practicing to get even better

By Shubham D

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Aug 9, 2022

best course for begginer who wants to learned linux common and shell scripting.

By ayaluri b m 1

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Jun 25, 2022

The Best Course that I ever did. Loved it, Looking forward for more such courses

By Odette S Y D

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Feb 24, 2023

The Course was very nice and dense, you learn a lot in a short period of time.

By Daniel G

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Feb 21, 2024

all the basics with right amount of practice, and with no boring explanations

By Dotun O

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May 21, 2023

Great course. I never knew how powerful unix-like systems could be. Love it

By Jose M L C

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Oct 11, 2022

Excellent course, and challenging final project to applied topics learned!

By Ridwan M

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Jun 16, 2024

Took me all the way from the basics to an advance level. Great build up.

By Reba A

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Jul 24, 2022

A very good course for anyone looking to learn the basic Linux commands

By Bhuvaneswari P

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Sep 20, 2023

A good course for beginners who want to learn Linux & Shell Scripting

By Nikesh B

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Aug 15, 2022

Best course if you're starting to learn shell commands and scripting.

By femi a

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Sep 23, 2022

Very hands on, requires hardwork and consistency.

Excellent course.

By Richard I

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Oct 11, 2023

easy to understand and the approach to teaching the course is great

By Heston D J

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Jan 22, 2022

Really straightforward way of learning the basic commands/features.