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Unix courses can help you learn command-line navigation, file management, shell scripting, and process control. You can build skills in system administration, user management, and automating tasks through scripting. Many courses introduce tools like Bash, awk, and sed, that support manipulating text and managing system operations effectively.

Popular Unix Courses and Certifications


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    Total Seminars

    CompTIA Linux+

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Package and Software Management, Network Troubleshooting, Shell Script, Linux Administration, Docker (Software), OS Process Management, Linux, Unix Shell, Containerization, Virtualization, Open Source Technology, Version Control, Ansible, Linux Commands, Linux Servers, Bash (Scripting Language), Firewall, Computer Networking, Cloud Storage

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Mastering Linux Administration

    Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Linux Administration, Kubernetes, Package and Software Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Linux, Shell Script, Cloud Standards, Cloud Computing Architecture, Docker (Software), Linux Commands, Ubuntu, Public Cloud, Linux Servers, Systems Administration, Operating System Administration, Infrastructure Security, Network Troubleshooting, General Networking, System Support

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Operating Systems & Security Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, File Systems, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Support, Interoperability, Linux Administration, Unix, System Configuration, Knowledge of Apple Software, Computing Platforms, Ubuntu, Systems Administration, Operating Systems, Mac OS, System Support, Software Installation, File Management, Security Controls, Network Security, Data Security

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The Ultimate Ubuntu Handbook

    Skills you'll gain: Ubuntu, Command-Line Interface, Package and Software Management, Hardening, Unix Shell, Linux Administration, Linux, Software Installation, Network Security, System Configuration, Linux Commands, Patch Management, Open Source Technology, Operating System Administration, Cloud-Native Computing, Containerization, Systems Administration, System Support, DevOps, Administration

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Planning, Auditing and Maintaining Enterprise Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Security Management, IT Management, System Monitoring, Cyber Security Policies, Enterprise Security, Security Strategy, Systems Administration, Operating System Administration, Security Controls, Patch Management, Continuous Monitoring, Information Systems Security, Unix

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    233 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Introduction to High-Performance and Parallel Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Scalability, Distributed Computing, Shell Script, Computer Systems, Big Data, Linux Commands, Hardware Architecture, Operating Systems, Unix Shell, File Systems, Computing Platforms, Linux, Performance Testing, Scripting, Performance Tuning, Memory Management, Computer Architecture, Capacity Management, File Management

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    168 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    ETL and Data Pipelines with Shell, Airflow and Kafka

    Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Apache Airflow, Data Transformation, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Processing, Data Integration, Data Warehousing, Data Cleansing, Data Lakes, Data Mart, Performance Tuning, Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), Command-Line Interface

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    High-Performance and Parallel Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Hardware Architecture, Microarchitecture, Bash (Scripting Language), Distributed Computing, Scalability, Memory Management, Shell Script, Computer Systems, File I/O, Big Data, Linux Commands, Cloud Development, C and C++, Computer Programming Tools, Linux, Computing Platforms, Data Import/Export, C++ (Programming Language), Communication Systems, C (Programming Language)

    3.8
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    183 reviews

    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Duke University

    Python, Bash and SQL Essentials for Data Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Bash (Scripting Language), Version Control, Jupyter, Linux Commands, Git (Version Control System), Shell Script, Linux, Web Scraping, Linux Administration, Data Manipulation, MySQL, Microservices, AWS SageMaker, SQL, JSON, Command-Line Interface, Python Programming, Big Data, Data Science

    4.5
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    484 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot

    Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Linux, Linux Administration, File Systems, Shell Script, Package and Software Management, Electrical Engineering

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Akamai Technologies, Inc.

    Akamai Network Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Linux, Endpoint Security, Database Management, Incident Response, Relational Databases, Network Security, Database Systems, Vulnerability Scanning, Computer Security Incident Management, Security Management, Databases, Linux Administration, File Systems, Routing Protocols, OSI Models, Application Development, Remote Access Systems, Scripting, Scripting Languages

    4.7
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    370 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Akamai Technologies, Inc.

    Akamai Customer Consulting and Support

    Skills you'll gain: Endpoint Security, Database Systems, Computer Security Incident Management, Security Management, Databases, Operating System Administration, Database Administration, Routing Protocols, Application Development, Network Architecture, Linux Commands, TCP/IP, Operating Systems, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Scripting Languages, Web Development, Data Structures, Data Analysis, Software Development

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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular unix courses

  • CompTIA Linux+: Total Seminars
  • Mastering Linux Administration: Packt
  • Operating Systems & Security Fundamentals: Packt
  • The Ultimate Ubuntu Handbook: Packt
  • Planning, Auditing and Maintaining Enterprise Systems: University of Colorado System
  • Introduction to High-Performance and Parallel Computing: University of Colorado Boulder
  • ETL and Data Pipelines with Shell, Airflow and Kafka: IBM
  • High-Performance and Parallel Computing: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Python, Bash and SQL Essentials for Data Engineering: Duke University
  • Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot: University of Colorado Boulder

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