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About the Course

This course provides a practical understanding of common Linux / UNIX shell commands. In this beginner friendly course, you will learn about the Linux basics, Shell commands, and Bash shell scripting. You will begin this course with an introduction to Linux and explore the Linux architecture. You will interact with the Linux Terminal, execute commands, navigate directories, edit files, as well as install and update software. Next, you’ll become familiar with commonly used Linux commands. You will work with general purpose commands like id, date, uname, ps, top, echo, man; directory management commands such as pwd, cd, mkdir, rmdir, find, df; file management commands like cat, wget, more, head, tail, cp, mv, touch, tar, zip, unzip; access control command chmod; text processing commands - wc, grep, tr; as well as networking commands - hostname, ping, ifconfig and curl. You will then move on to learning the basics of shell scripting to automate a variety of tasks. You’ll create simple to more advanced shell scripts that involve Metacharacters, Quoting, Variables, Command substitution, I/O Redirection, Pipes & Filters, and Command line arguments. You will also schedule cron jobs using crontab. The course includes both video-based lectures as well as hands-on labs to practice and apply what you learn. You will have no-charge access to a virtual Linux server that you can access through your web browser, so you don't need to download and install anything to complete the labs. You’ll end this course with a final project as well as a final exam. In the final project you will demonstrate your knowledge of course concepts by performing your own Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) process and create a scheduled backup script. This course is ideal for data engineers, data scientists, software developers, and cloud practitioners who want to get familiar with frequently used commands on Linux, MacOS and other Unix-like operating systems as well as get started with creating shell scripts....

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All is good except final peer review task.

You have to make a lot of screenshots and your peers sometimes put 0 for correct answer for example when you write 86400 instead of 60*60*24

AM

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It was a great introduction, I would say the labs were so helpful and the final project helped me understand the topics I learned during the course.

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By ali a

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Aug 18, 2022

This course is neither a begginer nor an advanced course. This is only for people who have some times to get involved with a limited series of reminders of what a few of Linux commands are and nothing more. It is a good course in overall.

By Ramzi A H

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May 17, 2023

good introduction to linux command and shell scripting

By Jennifer L

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Nov 19, 2022

I don't agree with the graders.

By Yaser

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Jan 25, 2023

It's not fair to rate the course before finishing its content but the videos sound very noisy,

It will be a hard mission for me to continue the course until the end to edit my review to be more accurate.

By Efilcon

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Oct 7, 2022

Submitted the same final project but kept getting different results. I ended up passing but I just dont understand why was that happening

By Antony v

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Jun 8, 2022

i am new this software course. no gudence for this course to me. i could not attend the live class. time zone not allot to me

By Md A A

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May 30, 2024

I recently completed the "Hands-on Introduction to Linux Commands and Shell Scripting" course on Coursera, and it was excellent. The course effectively bridges basic to advanced concepts, making it accessible for beginners yet challenging for more experienced users. The instructor's deep knowledge and engaging teaching style made complex topics easier to grasp. The interactive curriculum, featuring practical exercises and real-world examples, ensured a thorough understanding of Linux commands and shell scripting. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to enhance their Linux skills.

By D. G

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Oct 8, 2023

It was very insightful. I was using Linux shell commands but just for basic file operations. I didn't know there was this much more depth to it and I'm glad to have been able to learn about it all in such a fun, engaging and very informative manner. It did get overwhelming at point, not in a bad way, but like "how does someone know all this" and I was like you know what, we all start from somewhere. Anywho, it was a wonderful course. Loved it.

By B T

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Feb 26, 2024

Starts out fairly easy then hits the accelerator during the second half of the shell-scripting unit. Plenty of active support if you get stuck. Like other IBM courses, content is taught directly and a bit dryly. AI recorded lectures can be a little disengaging. Not as robotic as the Intro to Hardware/OS course though. 4.5/5

By Roldan L J

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Apr 17, 2023

I would like to thank you for the opportunity to have approval financial aid for this course especially the Coursera team and also for the company sponsors of this course thank you for the studies that I have to learn for the one who created these studies thank you also and for the Instructor of this course thank you <3

By Stephanie R

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Jan 7, 2024

I'm currently in the process of working through the IBM DevOps Professional Certificate track. As the fourth course in the sequence, I felt this course had the most hands-on exercises so far. I REALLY enjoyed the practice project at the end of the course, even though it was a little difficult.

By Santiago Z A

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Sep 9, 2022

This is a GREAT course!

-Make sure to give the precise instructions in the final lab. For example: If you do something like a -> b -> c, the question is marked as wrong (because you didn't do a -> c directly). -Make a better cheat sheet (using a properly format for a cheat sheet)

By Toan T

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Feb 3, 2024

This course helps me understand very good about Shell Scripting and Linux Commands. The exercise is really good. I was amazed at how the course is structured because we have both project and test as well in the final exam. Thank you for teaching me! Thank you.

By Angel L E

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Feb 17, 2024

El curse se enfoque en consolidar los conceptos basico de programacion en un scrip, siempre refuerza lo aprendido en los videos teoricos, ademas te brinda material extra como paginas para consulta o pdf donde se pueden ver mas comandos.

By Suraj R

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Jul 22, 2022

The overall content of the course is very well organized. There is one suggestion It will be helpful if added explanation of more option and usecases of commands and also some advance networking commands like file sharing and mailling.

By jeremy b

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Feb 11, 2024

Hello, I really like this module which allowed me to know which specialty I want to pursue. which is the black end. the different points of view of engineers are very interesting and enriching. Thank you very much and I will continue

By Jennine O

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Nov 21, 2023

As I was embarking on a cybersecurity path, it became clear that Linux and an understanding of command and shell was essential. This course was a step by step practical approach to learning and very satisfying to pass the course.

By Xintong W

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Apr 9, 2024

Very helpful for the practical, common commands introduced in this course. The real-world weather project is quite challenging for new learners like me, but I did learn a lot!

By Saqlain M

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May 28, 2023

The course elements were very easy and in more detail. This course taught me so many essential and advanced commands of Linux in a very short time with hands-on practice.

By Gianluis R

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Mar 20, 2022

Excellent course. I feel way more confident on scripting now. The clarity of the Ai instructor and the visuals were great. Well put together course. Thank you and Cheers!

By Nick S

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Mar 3, 2024

Interesting introduction to to Linux Commands and Shell Scripting, it's even very complete for a begginner level, I'm sure it was a great investment of time and effort.

By Yusuf D

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May 14, 2024

Very useful. The instructions in Final Project are not clear. I hardly understood what should I do. The instructions should be become more clear and understandable.

By Sarvan K

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Mar 12, 2024

One of the best course on Shell scripting along with Lab facility. Forward looking to advance Shell Scripting course also to practice more such Lab environment

By Michael G

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Dec 8, 2023

Great material, support, quizzes and labs. I really understand how to start using this information in a practical way and far beyond what I know before. thx.

By Karunakar B

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May 6, 2023

Excellent course, very informative and educational. Very clear and understandable documentation. the lab. was very excellent and very clear to implement it.