In this one-hour, project-based course, you'll learn advanced commands for the Linux command-line. You'll learn how to grab files, even Web-site, from the internet and download it, how to copy files from drives to drives locally and remotely and how to display, terminate, and troubleshoot programs and processes manually.



Advanced Commands in Linux

Instructor: Edward Falzon
Access provided by The Adult Learning Department at DCPL
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What you'll learn
- Download a whole Web-site. 
- Synchronize a directory to a backup location. 
- Search for, monitor and forcibly terminate applications. 
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About this Guided Project
Learn step-by-step
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
- Introduction 
- Download anything with wget 
- Continuing with wget 
- Optional Activity: Shorten the wget command 
- Synchronize files with rsync 
- Monitoring Running Processes 
- Terminating ("Killing") Processes 
- Bonus Command for the Awesome 
- Optional Activity Capstone 
Recommended experience
No experience required. This guided project is appropriate for beginners. It may help to do "Command Line Basics in Linux" first.
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- Skill-based, hands-on learning - Practice new skills by completing job-related tasks. 
- Expert guidance - Follow along with pre-recorded videos from experts using a unique side-by-side interface. 
- No downloads or installation required - Access the tools and resources you need in a pre-configured cloud workspace. 
- Available only on desktop - This Guided Project is designed for laptops or desktop computers with a reliable Internet connection, not mobile devices. 
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Reviewed on Oct 10, 2024
i like this course very much. it is very easy to understand the way of teaching is just amazing
Reviewed on Aug 6, 2025
l realy enjoyed to learning and the knowlegde i gain for learning linux .Am looking further to study and gain more knowlendge
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