This course is part of the Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization

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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.

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Experience as a developer on any operating system

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Approx. 15 hours to complete

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Course 3 of 4 in the

Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization

Beginner Level

Experience as a developer on any operating system

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Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

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Jerry Cooperstein

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The Linux Foundation

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

8 hours to complete

Command Line Tools

8 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 22 min), 38 readings, 3 quizzes

11 videos

Introduction to Linux Tools for Developers (Course 3)1m

Module 1 Overview2m

Command Line Tools for Manipulating Text Files1m

Using cat (Demo)1m

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, Delete 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

Week

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Files and Filesystems

3 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 25 min), 7 readings, 2 quizzes

8 videos

Module 2 Overview1m

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

Week

Week 3

5 hours to complete

Linux Developer Methods

5 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 18 min), 13 readings, 2 quizzes

5 videos

Module 3 Overview1m

gcc and Other Compilers3m

Debugging with gdb2m

Package Management6m

Building a Binary RPM Package (Demo)4m

13 readings

Major gcc Options10m

Static Libraries7m

Shared Libraries10m

Linking to Libraries20m

Shared Libraries (Lab)15m

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

Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization Digital Badge10m

2 practice exercises

Compiling, Linking and Libraries10m

Building RPM and Debian Packages10m

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by THMay 11, 2020

Good exercises that get you straight to the answers without a lot of painful trial-and-error.

by AAFeb 7, 2020

Informative, with labs and clear presented, up to date information. I am going to use all I learned in my day to day job.

by ASJan 23, 2023

Great and very detailed course but focused more on readings

by TSJul 21, 2019

I was expecting more video video tutorials than reading. Anyway, the contents were very helpful and satisfying after all.

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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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