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.

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Networking, Virtualization, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols, Network Administration, Virtual Machines, Linux, Network Architecture, Information Technology, Network Planning And Design, Virtual Environment, General Networking, Computing Platforms, System Configuration, Linux Commands, Remote Access Systems
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Linux, Linux Commands
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Ubuntu, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, General Networking, TCP/IP, Security Controls, File Systems, Service Management, Package and Software Management, File Management, SQL, User Accounts
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Linux, Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, File Systems, Scripting, User Accounts, Linux Servers, Command-Line Interface, Shell Script, System Configuration, Unix Shell, Operating System Administration, Unix Commands, Open Source Technology, Disaster Recovery, Linux Commands, System Monitoring, Identity and Access Management, User Provisioning
★ 4.9 (15) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Networking, Linux Administration, Network Troubleshooting, Linux, Kubernetes, Network Architecture, Network Administration, Linux Commands, Computer Networking, Network Engineering, Docker (Software), TCP/IP, Network Routers, Software-Defined Networking, Network Routing, Routing Protocols, Containerization, Network Switches, Firewall, Network Protocols
★ 4.6 (45) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux, Linux Commands, File Systems, Linux Servers, Command-Line Interface, Operating System Administration, Ubuntu, Unix Commands, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Network Troubleshooting, Shell Script, Data Storage, Unix, Systems Administration, TCP/IP, Data Storage Technologies, System Software, Systems Architecture, System Configuration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Security Engineering, Hardening, Embedded Systems, Information Systems Security, Security Controls, Network Security, IT Security Architecture, Threat Modeling, Cybersecurity, Encryption, System Configuration, Federal Information Security Management Act, Linux, Hardware Architecture, Data Storage Technologies, Cryptography, Key Management, File Systems, Computer Hardware
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Linux Servers, Linux Administration, Linux, TCP/IP, Linux Commands, Network Administration, Servers, Network Protocols, System Configuration, Service Management, Package and Software Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: System Programming, Linux Administration, Embedded Software, Linux, System Software, Linux Commands, Debugging, Linux Servers, Operating Systems, OS Process Management, Microarchitecture, Scalability, Memory Management, C (Programming Language), Hardware Architecture, Performance Tuning, Software Design, Data Integrity, Data Sharing
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Operating System Administration, IT Automation, Remote Access Systems, Hardening, System Support, Network Monitoring, Network Troubleshooting, Command-Line Interface
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Linux Commands, Shell Script, Linux, Linux Administration, Unix Shell, File Management, grep, File Systems, Scripting, Command-Line Interface, File I/O, Scripting Languages, Remote Access Systems, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Data Management, Development Environment
★ 4.6 (136) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Linux, Linux Administration, File Systems, Shell Script, Package and Software Management, Electrical Engineering
★ 4.4 (156) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks