Linux command line for beginners

Learn the basics of the Linux CLI

Created byJimmy Larsson

Last updated 1/2020

English

What you'll learn

Do basic tasks of managing a Linux system.
Do daily tasks in the command line.
Create users, manage rights, redirect and pipelining of command inputs and outputs.

Course content

4 sections • 25 lectures • 2h 55m total length

Introduction to the course2:02
A short introduction. Who am I and what is this course all about.
About Linux in general6:16
You will have a short background about Linux. The history of Unix/Linux shortly and what components that together makes a Linux distribution.

Your first shell commands10:39
We will have a look at the first and most basic shell commands.
File management commands9:45
How can we create files, move them, rename and delete? You will learn in this lecture.
Navigating the file system8:43
How to change directory, what is the default directory and so on...
The echo command3:08
The famous echo command will print anything you select on screen. How about Hello World? :-)
Redirect standard output to a file8:15
More and less5:39
More and less are both more and less the same thing, but less is more. You will use them both to look at text one screen at a time.
Common filters: wc, sort, head and tail9:14
How to use wc to count words, lines and characters. How to sort text line by line and how to use head and tail to see beginning/end of file.
Pipeing12:45
This is the real power of shell commands: To connect commands together
Combining filters to solve a task
Standard error8:34
In this lecture you will learn about the file descriptor stderr that will show all error messages, and how to redirect that output.
Enabling SSH access14:14
You will learn how to enable ssh remote login
sudo su and root13:20
sudo is the power. I explain the differences between sudo and su, and how to use these very powerful commands.
Hidden files4:39
What makes a file hidden? And how do we show them?
File Permissions5:08
Changing file permissions
Changing file permissions11:26
How to use the chmod to change file permissions
Changing file ownership2:51
You will learn how file ownerships works and how to change it.
Grep with inverse and ignore case5:48
How to inverse the grep and how to ignore case.
The nano and pico editors5:33
The passwd file8:33
About the /etc/passwd file
Adding users4:22
How to add and delete users
Groups6:12
Linux has a simple but effective group management system that will be explained here.
The escape of the vi editor!5:59
How to get out of the vi editor

Requirements

Basic computer knowledges is a good start
Download and install a Linux distribution before starting the course helps!

Description

In this course you will get an introduction to the Linux command shell. You will learn how to navigate in the file system, how file rights works and how to modify file permissions. You will also learn how to setup remote ssh login access and how to use the sudo and su commands. Furthermore You will also learn the power of redirections and pipelining that makes it possible for you to combine several commands to achieve the desired result.

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After finishing this course you will feel confident and have a base knowledge of the Linux command shell.

Who this course is for:

Anyone that have never worked with Linux command line before.
Windows system engineers

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Course content

Introduction and welcome message2 lectures • 8min

The bits and pieces of using Linux CLI21 lectures • 2hr 45min

Round-up1 lecture • 2min

Bonus material1 lecture • 1min

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