Linux Command Line - From Zero to Expert

About Linux Command Line - From Zero to Expert

UPDATES

Added section on remote connectivity and keeping processes running even on disconnect.

Added video on using Windows Subsystem for Linux for this course Get excellent support for the course: all questions answered within 24 hours! This course is for you if you are new to the Linux Command Line but want to learn it

without all the headaches

. Linux command line is a cross-cutting skill. If you are comfortable with the command line, you can learn a lot of different skills very quickly and with minimal hassle. After taking this course, you will be all set to work with

Linux System Administration

, setting up architectures for

Machine Learning and Deep Learning

, work with systems that enable

VoIP

and many many more areas. In this course, we will

start from scratch

. This is a very applied course, so we will immediately start with the command line! We will

explain everything through the commands

and not bore you with dull slides. In fact,

there isn't a single slide in this course

! If you have never worked with Linux before (or installed it), this course will show you how to set it up in a Virtual Machine with minimal effort. If you already have Linux or Mac, you can use that too. Then, we will start from zero and get you up to the level of expert

without dumping too many commands on you

. We take a

case study-based approach

and motivate why we need the commands we're learning. If there is a command that is typically taught in courses but isn't used too often, we skip it so that you

learn only the stuff that will be useful to you

. In this course, we aim to give you the feel of the

rhythm behind the command line

so that you are in the position to understand the philosophy behind the command line and use it to your advantage. Through this approach, we can cover the whole spectrum in

less than 3 hours

. There is also a

real-time chat system

in place for students who enroll in this course. With a free signup, you get access to real-time chat with myself and fellow students who are working to complete this course (or have completed the course before you). We plan on creating this network of like-minded experts who can help each other out and

collaborate on exciting ideas

together.

What will I learn?

Basics

of the command line

Working with

files and directories

from the command line (and

understand why

you would want to do that in the first place)

Applying the commands to

solve real problems

instead of made-up issues

Understand how very simple and easy-to-understand commands work together to solve much bigger and important problems

Know keyboard shortcuts that will save you a lot of time and effort when working with the command line

Perform operations that simply cannot be done in the Graphical User Interfaces

Follow a case study that shows how the command line can be used to

download a complete YouTube playlist

(and learn quite a few commands along the way)

Work with the

extremely powerful vi editor

and understand why people are so crazy about it (and how it can be useful to you)

Learn how the professionals make their

command lines look cool

(and again, learn a few commands along the way)

About the instructor:

Teacher and researcher by profession

PhD in Security and a PostDoc from Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, Germany

17+ years of working with computers and 15+ years of teaching experience

10+ years of working professionally

as a Linux System Administrator/VoIP DevOp -- including

5+ years of provable track record

on UpWork (with 5.0 star rating there)

Target Audience:

Anyone who:

Wants to know why the command line is a necessary tool for anyone working with computers

Has never worked with Linux and wants to know what the fuss is all about

Has worked with Linux or needs to do so but has been avoiding the command line

What you need to know before starting:

No prerequisites are assumed.

You can take this course even if you have never worked with Linux before.