Linux commands courses can help you learn file management, system navigation, process control, and user permissions. You can build skills in scripting with Bash, automating tasks, and managing software packages. Many courses introduce tools like the command line interface, text editors such as Vim or Nano, and version control systems like Git, showing how these skills are applied in practical work, from server management to software development.

Skills you'll gain: Shell Script, Unix Shell, File Management, File Systems, Unix Commands, Operating Systems, Command-Line Interface, OS Process Management, System Configuration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, GitHub, Code Review, AI Personalization, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming Tools, Generative AI Agents, Application Development, Software Development, Web Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Skills you'll gain: Microarchitecture, Computer Architecture, Computer Systems, Computer Engineering, Programming Principles, Computational Logic, Systems Architecture, Computer Hardware, Embedded Systems, Algorithms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Application Security, C and C++, Verification And Validation, Vulnerability Management, Linux, Security Controls, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Modeling, Data Validation, Debugging, Cryptography, C (Programming Language), Identity and Access Management, Encryption, File Management, OS Process Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Open Source Technology, Package and Software Management, Web Development, Linux, Shell Script, Database Design, Ubuntu, Relational Databases, Web Applications, Web Development Tools, Unix Shell, Test Driven Development (TDD), Python Programming, Linux Administration, Databases, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Scripting Languages, Computer Programming, Javascript, Database Management
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Web Frameworks, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Deployment, Software Documentation, Package and Software Management, JSON, Application Development, Server Side, Test Tools, Python Programming, Data Validation
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Test Automation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Testing, Browser Compatibility, Software Installation, Automation, Scripting, Python Programming, File Management, Development Environment, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Visual Basic (Programming Language), Database Management, System Software, Databases, Relational Databases, Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Network Security, Computer Hardware, SQL, Computer Science, Computer Networking, Computer Programming, Network Protocols, Programming Principles, Software Development, Automation, Analysis, Cloud Computing, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Application Development, Android (Operating System), Android Studio, Mobile Development, Software Development Tools, Game Design, Computer Programming Tools, Development Environment, Internet Of Things, Embedded Software, Web Servers, Web Applications, USB, Ubuntu, Peripheral Devices, Operating Systems, Software Installation, Command-Line Interface
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Command-Line Interface, Linux
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Unix Commands, Remote Access Systems, Linux Commands, System Configuration, Computer Hardware, Networking Hardware, Embedded Systems, Python Programming, Operating Systems, File Management, Peripheral Devices, Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Infrastructure, IT Automation, DevOps, Configuration Management, Command-Line Interface, Version Control
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months