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Hands-on Introduction to Linux Commands and Shell Scripting
This course provides a practical introduction to Linux and commonly used Linux / UNIX shell commands. It teaches you the basics of Bash shell scripting to automate a variety of tasks. 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 perform the labs.
You will learn how to interact with the Linux Terminal, execute commands, navigate directories, edit files, as well as install and update software.
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 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.
This course is ideal for data engineers, data scientists, software developers, DevOps professionals, 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.
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Length | 5 weeks |
Effort | 4 week of study, 2-3 hours / week |
Starts | Jun 26 (47 weeks ago) |
Cost | $49 |
From | IBM, IBM Skills Network via Coursera |
Instructors | Rav Ahuja, Ramesh Sannareddy, Sam Prokopchuk |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Programming IT & Networking Data Science |
Tags | Computer Science Software Development Information Technology Support And Operations Data Management |
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Rating | Not enough ratings |
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Length | 5 weeks |
Effort | 4 week of study, 2-3 hours / week |
Starts | Jun 26 (47 weeks ago) |
Cost | $49 |
From | IBM, IBM Skills Network via Coursera |
Instructors | Rav Ahuja, Ramesh Sannareddy, Sam Prokopchuk |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Programming IT & Networking Data Science |
Tags | Computer Science Software Development Information Technology Support And Operations Data Management |
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