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Learn Linux

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

What you'll learn in this Linux course

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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Easy to learn way to dip your toes into Linux. Turns the scray black box into a easy to use tool.

(5/5)
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R Hamm

United States

This has been a rather helpful and enlightening towards learning the linux file handling. I'd always wanted to be able to handle linux stuff for a while now, and now I know~!

(5/5)
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Sayoko

United States

This course was very easy to do, and also fun. Learn Linux gets you to step outside of the protective boundary of the boot.dev environment and actually working on your own pc.

(4/5)
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Richard Keelin

United States

Fun to learn and use the terminal.

(5/5)
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Peter Z

United States

Pretty good pace, straightforward and had much fun

(5/5)
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Marcel Weikum

Germany

It would be beneficial to include more assignments covering different scenarios. Additionally, each activity could combine multiple concepts and steps that we have learned previously, allowing us to apply our knowledge in a more practical and comprehensive manner.

(4/5)
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Dhruva Manjunath

India

Great Chapter

(5/5)
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Glen Rozario

India

super !!!

(5/5)
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Alexander Chichanouski

Poland

Even as an intermediate linux user, I learned something!

(5/5)
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Chaise Cooper

United States

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The only way to become a great developer is to write a lot of code

Avoid tutorial hell

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Build portfolio projects

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Delve deeper

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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.