Course 3 is a continuation of the previous course, and will focus on teaching you how to work with tools you need to do your everyday work. The course begins by introducing you to numerous essential command line tools that are used daily. Then, it focuses on bash scripting - you will learn how to construct scripts and how to do very complicated tasks in an automated way. The course looks at files and filesystems and focuses on compiling programs in Linux, using gcc and other compilers, and using libraries of different types. It also takes a look at how Java works in Linux, and explains why there is no reason to worry about having easy-to-use Java programs in Linux. Course 3 ends by covering building packages out of software in Linux.
This course is part of the Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization
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Experience as a developer on any operating system
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Approx. 16 hours to complete
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Course 3 of 4 in the
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Beginner Level
Experience as a developer on any operating system
Experience in working at the command line is not necessary, but would be helpful
Approx. 16 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English
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The Linux Foundation
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
8 hours to complete
Command Line Tools
8 hours to complete
11 videos (Total 23 min), 38 readings, 3 quizzes
11 videos
Module 1 Overview2m
Command Line Tools for Manipulating Text Files1m
Using cat (Demo)2m
Working with Large Files1m
Introduction to sed and awk2m
Using sed (Demo)2m
File Manipulation Utilities1m
Introduction to paste, join, and split2m
Script Basics1m
Functions1m
38 readings
Preparing Your Computer10m
Tools Used to List, Create, Delate and Rename Files and Directories5m
Finding Files: find and locate7m
grep Command5m
sed Command5m
Using find (Lab)20m
Using grep (Lab)20m
cat5m
Using cat Interactively5m
echo3m
head5m
tail5m
Viewing Compressed Files5m
sed Command Syntax and Basic Operations10m
awk Command Syntax and Basic Operations5m
sort5m
uniq5m
Using paste5m
Using join2m
Using split3m
Regular Expressions and Search Patterns10m
grep3m
strings3m
tr10m
tee5m
wc3m
cut3m
Using sed (Lab)20m
Parsing Files with awk (and sort and uniq) (Lab)20m
Using grep (Lab)30m
Using tee (Lab)10m
Using wc (Lab)10m
Script Basics (Cont.)5m
Conditionals15m
Loops10m
Functions (Cont.)10m
Creating Simple Bash Shell Scripts (Lab)20m
A Simple Backup Utility (Lab)1h 30m
3 practice exercises
Essential Command Line Tools10m
File and Text Manipulation Utilities10m
Bash Scripting10m
3 hours to complete
Files and Filesystems
3 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 25 min), 7 readings, 2 quizzes
8 videos
Types of Files (Cont.)2m
Permissions and Access Rights1m
Using umask (Demo)2m
Filesystems and the VFS5m
Using Available Filesystems (Demo)2m
RAID and LVM4m
Using LVM (Demo)4m
7 readings
Types of Files7m
Changing Permissions and Ownership7m
Using umask (Lab)20m
Using chmod (Lab)20m
Using setuid (Lab)30m
Mounting Filesystems10m
Loopback Filesystems (Lab)30m
2 practice exercises
Files and Filesystems10m
Linux Filesystems10m
5 hours to complete
Linux Developer Methods
5 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 25 min), 15 readings, 3 quizzes
7 videos
gcc and Other Compilers4m
Debugging with gdb2m
Write Once, Use Anywhere?2m
Integrated Development Environments: Eclipse and NetBeans3m
Package Management6m
Building a Binary RPM Package (Demo)4m
15 readings
Major gcc Options10m
Static Libraries7m
Shared Libraries10m
Linking to Libraries20m
Shared Libraries (Lab)15m
Installing Java on Linux10m
Handling Multiple JREs and JDKs: The Alternatives System20m
Environment Variables and Class Paths3m
RPM Creation10m
The RPM spec File7m
Details on RPM spec Sections15m
RPM Dependencies10m
Debian Package Creation Workflow7m
Building RPMs (Lab)1h
Building a Debian Package from Source (Lab)1h
3 practice exercises
Compiling, Linking and Libraries10m
Java Installation and Environment10m
Building RPM and Debian Packages10m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM LINUX TOOLS FOR DEVELOPERS
by SSJun 2, 2020
This course is well developed and covered with each and every topic in detail . I learned lot of new things from this and will surely look forward to apply this knowledge practically.
by SMApr 2, 2019
So far so far. Learning a good amount of useful stuff for my actual work. Thank you for the great content explained in an easy and clear way.
by TPApr 16, 2020
Well structured course which talks about different tools and utilities used in linux distributions that are commonly used in industries.
by TMJan 28, 2020
Very good overview of Linux tools for developers. Just wanted the course to give choice of learning more about Debian based systems.
About the Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization
The Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization will give you a strong foundation for working comfortably and productively in open source development communities. By completing the specialization, you’ll have a better understanding of the Linux environment, as well as methods and tools required to successfully use it, and you’ll know how to use git, the distributed version control system.
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