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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

Aug 4, 2022

Covers the most basic Linux command lines and shell scripting commands. I would prefer adding some videos explaining conditional statements, loops...etc.

Sep 21, 2023

Some areas of the course were at a good pace, and then nearing the command section I felt there was lacking in some of the explanation of commands and it felt quickly skimmed over.

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By Sean R

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Apr 17, 2022

Way above my learning curve need way more hands-on expierience.

By PATEL N R

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Nov 19, 2024

good for new but give what to do if get error in project

By Jean K

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Mar 27, 2025

Hard as it was my first time but quite interesting

By Netra M

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Nov 2, 2025

i learn new things about linux from this course

By Herve C M

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Dec 17, 2025

The coursera modules are well done. Congrat

By riad j

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Aug 5, 2025

good for beginners. tip - just use linux

By Kotte a R

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Jan 5, 2024

it is a good learning experience for me

By Thamilmaran K

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Jun 30, 2023

Basic and useful to know few commands.

By BESUNG B A

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Jun 13, 2023

WE GIVE GOD THE GLORY THANK YOU JESUS

By Sabir A S K

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Apr 4, 2022

Great course for absolute beginner

By Aditya K

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Dec 16, 2025

Very Useful Course for begineers

By Marius H

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Jan 14, 2025

great course with lots to learn

By Jezora

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May 21, 2024

A little confusing at times.

By Hatim Z

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Jan 30, 2022

Good Course for beginners.

By Meka N S

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Feb 14, 2025

I want to change my name

By Venkateswara R G

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Dec 6, 2023

Good learning experince

By ephrem d

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Mar 16, 2023

it was a great course.

By Longjohn E E

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Nov 26, 2025

it's an amazing course

By chukka A

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Jan 12, 2022

good to understand

By Ram P

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Jun 22, 2022

Very Good Course.

By 2300033318sujith

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Sep 23, 2024

very good course

By Majid A

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Jun 14, 2022

good course

By Rishi R

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Apr 27, 2022

Good course

By Mehirbanim K

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Jan 21, 2026

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By SOLANKI K G

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Mar 1, 2025

just wow