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Learn Linux

Never fear a Linux terminal again. Navigate the filesystem, inspect processes, and automate everyday developer tasks.

What will you learn?

So many developers go years before understanding the basics of shells, terminals, and Linux (or more generally Unix-like systems). Here you'll learn to navigate files and directories, install dependencies, configure your PATH, and use powerful CLI tools like grep, find, and pipes. Never fear the command line again, make it fear you.

Chapter List

1
The Command Line
Learn how to use a CLI, and why text-based interfaces are so powerful.
2
Filesystems
Learn how to navigate a filesystem, and how to create, move, and delete files and directories.
3
Programs
Practice the ins and outs of executing programs and scripts from the command line and understand your PATH
4
Input/Output
Learn how to use command line flags, arguments, and connect the stdin and stdout of programs to create modular automations
5
Local CLI
Move onto your own machine and cover everything the browser couldn't: a real terminal and WSL, manual pages, interactive pagers, live processes, and real users, root, and sudo.
6
Permissions
Learn how to use permissions to control access to files and directories.
7
Editors and Packages
Learn how to use package managers like Homebrew, APT and Webi to install and manage software, and set up your development environment.

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It was really fun. I enjoyed it.

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George Menacherry

United States

I think its a bit basic and there isnt any more material to cover more of the whole linux system

(3/5)
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rammpeth

Costa Rica

A great, stress-free introduction to Linux!

(5/5)
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Sam Crabtree

USA

I've been messing around for years and this, kind of, jogged my brain and put everything that I've disparately learned into a structure that makes sense. Neat.

(5/5)
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Ichabod services

United States

Yeah, worth every minute spent in the course.

(5/5)
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Bryan Magalski

Colorado Springs, USA

Very handy. As I was learning this I made the switch to a dual boot system running Bazzite and Windows 11 and through this portion it helped me understand a lot on what to do through Linux.

(5/5)
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Liam Vasquez

United States

good

(5/5)
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Sohail Ahmad

Pakistan

awesome

(5/5)
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Pietro Guidorizzi

Brazil

Holy larping

(5/5)
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Le Git

Brazil

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Frequently asked Questions

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Yes! It's free to create an account and start learning. You'll get all the immersive and interactive features for free for a few chapters. After that, if you still haven't paid for a membership, you'll be in read-only (content only) mode.