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.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Malware Protection, Threat Modeling, Security Engineering, Network Security, Firewall, Digital Forensics, Code Review, Network Routing, Proxy Servers, Linux, Internet Of Things, Servers
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Unix Commands, Unix Shell, Software Versioning, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Devops Tools, Collaborative Software, Code Review, Software Configuration Management, Software Development Tools, Secure Coding, File Management, Technical Documentation, Software Documentation
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Public Key Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Application Security, Data Security, Cyber Attacks, Information Assurance, Network Security, Risk Management Framework, Security Controls, Key Management, Threat Modeling, Authorization (Computing), Encryption, Data Integrity, Authentications, Vulnerability Assessments
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Firewall, Linux Administration, Authorization (Computing), Linux Servers, Security Controls, Linux, Authentications, Network Security, Linux Commands, System Configuration, Servers, Server Administration, Encryption, Command-Line Interface
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Application Security, Verification And Validation, Code Review, Linux, Vulnerability Assessments, User Accounts, Data Validation, Debugging, Cryptography, C (Programming Language), File Management, OS Process Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Amazon CloudWatch, Containerization, Microservices, Docker (Software), Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Application Deployment, Serverless Computing, System Monitoring, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AutoCAD, Architectural Drawing, Drafting and Engineering Design, Blueprint Reading, Blueprinting, Technical Drawing, Computer-Aided Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Skills you'll gain: Terraform, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration, Ansible, Application Performance Management, Prometheus (Software), Network Monitoring, Continuous Deployment, Kubernetes, Application Deployment, System Monitoring, Package and Software Management, GitHub, Software Development Tools, Docker (Software), Containerization, YAML, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Automation
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Load Balancing, User Accounts, Apache, Web Servers, System Configuration, Command-Line Interface, Linux, Debugging, Network Routing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Applications, Cloud Platforms, Microservices, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Kubernetes, Continuous Delivery, Containerization, Amazon Web Services, Serverless Computing, Virtual Machines, Performance Testing, System Monitoring, Flask (Web Framework)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Cyber Security Assessment, Unix, Computer Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Unix Commands, System Programming, Shell Script, Linux, Debugging
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months