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Learn Linux

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

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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's good but also very basic.

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Marco B

Switzerland

linux commands are much more clearer now

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Martin Pololanik

Czechia

nice

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Aditya vikram singh

India

Buen curso

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Gabriel Diego Cejas

Argentina

This course was great for building some foundational skills with the linux shell.

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Ben

United States

I enjoyed taking this Linux mini-course; what I learned here is truly useful for a Linux user's day-to-day life, and the examples and topics were very practical.

(5/5)
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Victor Nanga

Angola

Good introduction into linux

(4/5)
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Dima S

Serbia

I really liked when Boot could help me a lot. Especially during installations.

(5/5)
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Csaba Mészáros

Hungary

something about this platform just works. first time in multiple attempts that i have been able to make real progress using linux.

(5/5)
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Ryan Kyker

United States

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