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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

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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 Waddah A

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Aug 5, 2022

Covers the most basic Linux command lines and shell scripting commands. I would prefer adding some videos explaining conditional statements, loops...etc.

By João P P

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Jul 13, 2024

Great to have a first experience with Linux and shell scripting. Could have more exercises as to me this practice makes the knowledge "stick" easier.

By Amir M M

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Mar 2, 2023

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.

By Ryan D O

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Jan 27, 2022

Very Dense Content wise , and Very Clear audio. If you actually try to remember it all it will take much longer than 4 hours. Highly Recomended

By Sachin W

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Aug 9, 2023

One of the best course with great content. having a realy good guide to the new bies. e-learning platform also working good. overall 6 stars!!

By Raphael A

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Oct 23, 2022

great course with great contents. I really enjoyed it and learnt a lot as a first time contact with Linux commands and Shell Scripting.

By ThÆ°Æ¡ng T V

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Apr 29, 2024

After a long time since learning it in university, this course was incredibly helpful in recapping some useful Linux commands.

By Roberto C R

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Aug 13, 2024

I didn't know anything about Linux and with this course I learned a lot, things that I didn't know could be done. Excellent

By Vaiva R

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Mar 16, 2024

Cool introductory course that helps to develop basic skills needed when working with Linux. I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you.

By Deleted A

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May 5, 2023

If you want to understand the foundations of software engineering and want to get started soon, this course is a must.

By Jesus E A L

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Jan 10, 2024

Una experiencia muy completa del curso, sin duda los laboratorios de practica son fundamentales para el aprendizaje

By VYZANIARIS G

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Jul 27, 2023

Well structured course and very informative. It surely gave me adequate knowledge in Shell scripting. Thank you IBM

By Marcin S

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Mar 22, 2023

Very good introduction to filesystem, linux internals and crucial commands. Graded script task is a very good idea!

By Manoj K C

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May 19, 2024

Loved the course. Hands-on labs were very useful and lot of learning in one single course. Highly recommend!

By Ricky S

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Jun 14, 2023

I highly recommend this course for those wanting to increase their computer skills and fundamental Linux OS.

By Deleted A

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Oct 2, 2022

It was clear and easy to follow with sufficient real world scenarios created to make learning less abstract

By Daniel L

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Dec 5, 2021

Great course! Provides a concise intro to shell scripting in a way that is fun, challenging, and meaningful

By Gabriel O S

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Dec 19, 2023

Execellent course to intro in linux commands and learn much more about the basics in back-end development

By Divya K

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Nov 26, 2022

A very informative and easy to learn course for beginners especially with the hands-on tool provided.

By Cyril A D

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Jul 9, 2024

Great introduction to linux and shell scripting. Practical exercises were a helpful in the learning.

By Natale F

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Nov 25, 2021

Fast and efficient course. Shared documents allow you to quickly get by after the course is over!

By Aritouch T

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Oct 15, 2023

The final project was kinda challenging for a newbie. Without Hint, I might have not survived!!!

By Amr A

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Apr 18, 2023

wonderful introduction to Linux Commands and Shell Scripting

very useful and a practical course

By Fatemeh M

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Mar 8, 2023

I think the course was designed totally practical and I have learned a lot during this course.

By Tshepiso N

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Dec 18, 2023

Interactive learning is the best, it didn't feel nothing like being stuck in tutorial hell.