Learn Linux
Never fear a Linux terminal again. Learn how to use the command line to navigate a unix-like filesystem, manage permissions, run programs, handle input/output, and use package managers to set up your development environment.
What you'll learn
- Understand shells, terminals, and why text-based interfaces are powerful
- Navigate filesystems and create, move, and delete files and directories
- Use permissions to control access to files and directories
- Execute programs and scripts from the command line
- Work with command-line flags, arguments, stdin and stdout to build automations
- Use package managers like Homebrew, APT, and Webi to install and manage software
Skills you'll gain
- Confidently use a Linux terminal and shell
- Navigate and manipulate files and directories from the command line
- Configure and manage file and directory permissions
- Run programs and scripts from the CLI
- Use flags, arguments, stdin and stdout to chain commands and build automations
- Install and manage software with package managers like Homebrew, APT, and Webi
- Configure your PATH and set up a development environment on a Unix-like system
Prerequisites
- • Basic computer literacy
- • No prior Linux or command-line experience required
Who this course is for
- → Developers new to Linux or Unix-like systems
- → Beginners who are afraid of or unfamiliar with the command line
- → Aspiring backend developers following Boot.dev backend paths
Provider
Boot.dev
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