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.

Skills you'll gain: Networking Hardware, General Networking, Network Architecture, Wireless Networks, Network Protocols, Computer Networking, TCP/IP, Local Area Networks, Network Security, Network Troubleshooting, System Configuration, Wide Area Networks, Servers
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unix Shell
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Linux, Scripting, Linux Administration, Linux Commands, Scripting Languages, Operating System Administration, Data Persistence, Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Unix Shell, Systems Administration, IT Automation, Software Installation, Data Store, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Hosting, Object-Relational Mapping, YAML, System Programming, Python Programming
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Linux Commands, Unix Shell, Linux, Scripting, Command-Line Interface, Scripting Languages, IT Automation, Debugging, Development Environment, System Configuration, File Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, R (Software), Molecular Biology, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Analysis, Data Mapping, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Statistical Methods, Analysis, Command-Line Interface, Data Processing, Linux Commands, Linux
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unix Commands, Unix, Unix Shell, File I/O, User Accounts, Operating System Administration, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, User Provisioning, File Systems, Systems Administration, File Management, System Support, System Configuration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Mac OS, Apple software proficiency, Knowledge of Apple Software, Enterprise Application Management, Data Management, File Management, Package and Software Management, Data Maintenance, File Systems, Unix, Application Performance Management, Software Installation, Document Management, Security Controls, Data Storage, Application Deployment, Data Storage Technologies, Data Security, Application Security, Disaster Recovery
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Linux Commands, Linux, Embedded Systems, Linux Servers, Computer Engineering, File Systems, Unix, Operating Systems, C (Programming Language), File Management, Memory Management, Computer Programming Tools, Computer Programming, Open Source Technology, OS Process Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Unix Shell, Linux Administration, Linux, Linux Commands, Scripting, Scripting Languages, grep, File Management, Command-Line Interface, System Configuration, File I/O, User Accounts, Data Structures
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), User Accounts, Linux Administration, Linux, Unix Shell, Linux Commands, User Provisioning, Unix, Operating System Administration, File Systems, Performance Tuning, Systems Administration, File I/O, Scripting, File Management, Scripting Languages, Data Storage, Authorization (Computing), Command-Line Interface
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Unix Shell, Scripting, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Scripting Languages, Command-Line Interface, Linux, File Management, Unix, File Systems, Systems Administration
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, File Systems, Scripting, Linux Servers, Shell Script, Linux Commands, System Configuration, Unix Shell, Scripting Languages, Technical Support and Services, Systems Administration, Web Servers, Servers, System Monitoring, IT Automation, Command-Line Interface, Problem Management, OS Process Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks