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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....

Top reviews

Apr 8, 2024

Very helpful for the practical, common commands introduced in this course. The real-world weather project is quite challenging for new learners like me, but I did learn a lot!

Mar 19, 2022

Excellent course. I feel way more confident on scripting now. The clarity of the Ai instructor and the visuals were great. Well put together course. Thank you and Cheers!

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By Maria R

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Jun 5, 2022

this is a great course,thank you

By Harshavardhana P

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Jul 10, 2023

Brief and precise for beginners

By Yu G

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Jan 24, 2022

Yay!! This course is so easy...

By Masna s

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Oct 11, 2024

I learned linux very perfectly

By Koichi O

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Mar 31, 2023

very practical and fun course!

By Illyas A

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Jul 14, 2025

Excellent course, very useful

By Miguel D B

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Feb 26, 2024

Clearly explained, nice labs.

By ayuk d

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May 25, 2023

it was good and easy to learn

By govind c

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Jan 29, 2022

i am icreasing the knowledge

By Besufekad N

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May 25, 2023

The lab sessions were great

By Kamran

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Jan 1, 2022

Nice Experience Recommended

By Vuk P

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Apr 12, 2025

I loved the final project.

By Mihisara K

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May 20, 2022

Such an excellent course

By Sharif

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Apr 10, 2024

Good introductory course

By Carlos G R

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Dec 30, 2023

Excelente, muy practico.

By Brice L G

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Feb 15, 2022

Short, simple and clear

By Sajad A

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Feb 16, 2024

Very intresting course.

By Filos M

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Nov 19, 2024

Interessante e preciso

By Natalia G

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Aug 17, 2022

perfectly done course.

By Shubham T

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Jan 30, 2025

Nice Course structure

By Jairo L D A

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Sep 8, 2023

Great course overall.

By Cedrique C T G

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Jun 28, 2022

J'ai beaucoup appris

By Reinaldo P B

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Jun 25, 2025

Excelent course!!!!!

By ABDUMANNON U A

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Dec 16, 2023

very cool i liked it

By Mahamud P

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Jul 12, 2023

Very InfoInformative