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.

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Oracle Databases, PL/SQL, Database Management, Relational Databases, Database Design, Databases, Data Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Data Manipulation, Relational Databases, Database Design, Databases, Data Integrity, Database Management Systems, Debugging, Data Management
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Application Deployment, Virtual Machines, Web Applications, Public Cloud, Linux Servers, Apache, Remote Access Systems
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Cloudera
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Apache Hive, Big Data, MySQL, Databases, PostgreSQL, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Virtual Machines
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Scanning, Linux, Operating System Administration, Command-Line Interface, Linux Commands, Cryptography, File Management, Virtual Environment, Microsoft Windows, Scripting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Real Time Data, Software Design, Software Systems, System Programming, System Design and Implementation, Linux, Performance Tuning, Systems Analysis, C (Programming Language), Verification And Validation, Algorithms, Debugging
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Database Design, Database Development, SQL, Database Management, Databases, Data Integrity
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Exploitation techniques, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Scanning, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Virtual Machines
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Network Monitoring, Network Administration, Network Security, Routing Protocols, Network Troubleshooting, OSI Models, TCP/IP, Computer Networking, Network Switches, General Networking, Command-Line Interface, Network Routing, Networking Hardware, Network Architecture, Local Area Networks, Network Infrastructure, Network Protocols
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: SQL, Query Languages, Data Access, Database Software, Relational Databases, Data Manipulation, Problem Solving
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Anthropic Claude, Multimodal Prompts, Version Control, Generative AI Agents, Git (Version Control System), Generative AI, Software Quality Assurance, Software Development, Mockups, Test Automation, Software Documentation, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Automation, Software Testing, Software Design, Software Development Methodologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Scripting, IT Automation, Computer Programming Tools, Python Programming
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours