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Learn UNIX for operating system management. Understand UNIX commands, shell scripting, and system administration.


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    Coursera

    Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting

    Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Unix Shell, Scripting, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Scripting Languages, Command-Line Interface, Linux, File Management, Unix, File Systems

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    676 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Shell Scripting with Bash: Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Scripting, Command-Line Interface, Unix Shell, Unix Commands, Linux Commands, File Management

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    58 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
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    New York University

    Introduction to Cyber Attacks

    Skills you'll gain: Security Engineering, Threat Modeling, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cyber Attacks, Cybersecurity, Threat Management, Cyber Risk, Threat Detection, Information Systems Security, Network Security, Computer Security, Exploitation techniques, Encryption

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    2.9K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Bioinformatics Methods for Transcriptomics

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Command-Line Interface, Linux

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    The Bash Shell and Basic Scripting in Linux

    Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Systems Administration, Operating System Administration, Shell Script, Linux Commands, Linux Administration, Unix Shell, Linux, Unix, Scripting

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    31 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Getting Started with Linux Terminal

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Linux, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, File Management, System Configuration, Linux Administration, Package and Software Management, DevOps

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    154 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Duke University

    Python and Rust with Linux Command Line Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Serverless Computing, Command-Line Interface, Maintainability, Amazon Web Services, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Application Deployment, Software Development Tools, Program Development, System Programming, Python Programming, Performance Tuning, Debugging, Software Testing

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    16 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Practical Introduction to the Command Line

    Skills you'll gain: Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, Unix, Bash (Scripting Language), File Management, Shell Script, Linux Commands, Productivity, Computer Programming

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    380 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Status: AI skills
    AI skills
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    IBM

    IBM Back-End Development

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Istio, Linux Commands, Application Deployment, Kubernetes, NoSQL, Bash (Scripting Language), MongoDB, Restful API, Shell Script, Django (Web Framework), Object-Relational Mapping, OpenShift, Git (Version Control System), Grafana, Microservices, Data Import/Export, Python Programming

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    51K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    The Linux Foundation

    Linux Tools for Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), File Systems, Package and Software Management, Linux, Command-Line Interface, Unix Commands, Linux Commands, Shell Script, Scripting, Software Development Tools, File Management, Scripting Languages, Program Development, System Programming, Java, Debugging

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    732 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Introducción a la terminal de comandos de Linux

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Linux, Linux Servers, Unix, File Systems, File Management

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Files and directories in the Linux filesystem

    Skills you'll gain: File Systems, Linux, Linux Commands, File Management, Linux Administration, Operating Systems, Unix, Command-Line Interface

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular unix courses

  • Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting: Coursera
  • Shell Scripting with Bash: Basics: Coursera
  • Introduction to Cyber Attacks: New York University
  • Bioinformatics Methods for Transcriptomics: Johns Hopkins University
  • The Bash Shell and Basic Scripting in Linux: Coursera
  • Getting Started with Linux Terminal: Coursera
  • Python and Rust with Linux Command Line Tools: Duke University
  • Practical Introduction to the Command Line: Coursera
  • IBM Back-End Development: IBM
  • Linux Tools for Developers: The Linux Foundation

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