Dartmouth College
Linux Basics: The Command Line Interface - 6
Dartmouth College

Linux Basics: The Command Line Interface - 6

Rémi SHARROCK
Petra Bonfert-Taylor

Instructors: Rémi SHARROCK

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.6

(26 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

7 hours to complete
3 weeks at 2 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Use basic commands to control the Linux Operating System

  • Navigate and manipulate the Linux Filesystem using the command line interface

  • Manage the memory and processes running on Linux.

  • Compile and execute a C program in Linux

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There are 5 modules in this course

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2 videos9 readings1 assignment3 discussion prompts

By the end of Week 1, you will be able to describe the background, key dates, and important people of the creation of Linux projects, UNIX, and C. You will also be able to run commonly used pre-installed programs on Linux via the command line interface.

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7 videos1 assignment4 app items

By the end of Week 2, You will be able to navigate through the Linux Filesystem with the command line interface. You will also be comfortable working with files and in directories using the following skills: creating, deleting, copying, renaming, and moving.

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10 videos1 assignment6 app items

By the end of Week 3, you will be able to inspect the memory consumption of processes using the Linux common line interface (CLI), as well as build interactive programs for the CLI in the C programming language. You will also be able to evaluate the average CPU consumption, distinguish between compilation and interpretation of programs, and run/compile a program written in C on Linux.

What's included

10 videos1 reading1 assignment3 app items

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1 video2 readings

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4.4 (9 ratings)
Rémi SHARROCK
Institut Mines-Télécom
7 Courses23,178 learners
Petra Bonfert-Taylor
Dartmouth College
7 Courses23,178 learners

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