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Linux Command Line for Beginners

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Linux Command Line for Beginners

Easy way to learn important commands in Linux Administration using various examples with practice lab sessions.

updated on icon Updated on Jun, 2025

language icon Language - English

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category icon IT and Software ,Operating Systems and Servers,Linux

Lectures -30

Resources -1

Duration -3.5 hours

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Course Description

Course contents

  1. Understanding Unix/Linux File system Structure

  2. Identifying Linux File types

  3. Linux Commands tutorials on File Management

  4. Linux Commands tutorial on Communication

  5. Linux Commands tutorials on Searching

  6. Linux Commands tutorials on System Status

  7. Linux Commands tutorials on Text Processing

  8. Linux Commands tutorials on Archives & Storage

  9. Linux Commands tutorials on Users Administration

  10. Linux Commands tutorials on File Systems

  11. Linux Commands tutorials on System Information

  12. Linux commands tutorial on Service Status

  13. Linux commands tutorial on Logical Volume Manager

Commands discussed in this course module:

1. pwd, cd, ls, less, cp, file mkdir, etc.  mv, cat, rm rmdir, wc, dd, head, tail, touch, ln, etc

2. dig, nslookup, rsync, scp, ssh, sftp, find, grep, locate, df, du, lsof, ps, top, who, cut, sort, vi, sed, awk, tar, gzip, bzip2, etc

3. useradd, userdel, usermod, groupadd, groupdel, ID, chage, chroot, chown, etc

4. mount, umount, fdisk, mkfs, fsck,/proc, uptime, etc

5. ping, nslookup, telnet, ifconfig, ifconfig-a, netstat-a, etc

6. systemctl -at service, systemctl -t service --state=active, systemctl start name.service, systemctl enable name.service  etc

7.pvs, vgs, pvdisplay,lvs, lvdisplay, pvcreate, pvremove, vgcreate, vgrename, vgremove, vgextend, vgreduce, lvcreate, lvextend, lvreduce,fdisk, vgexport, vgimport, vgcfgrestore, vgcfgbakcup, watch, whoami, passwd, su, etc

Goals

  • Familiarize yourself with basic Linux administration by learning the most important commands.
  • Learn File System Structure in Linux & basic understanding of permissions.
  • Familiar with basic to intermediate levels of commands.
  • Created so many labs to explain each command with examples.
  • Good for beginners to start their career in Linux administration.

Prerequisites

  • PC or Laptop with internet Connection
Linux Command Line for Beginners

Curriculum

Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course

Introduction

4 Lectures
  • play icon Introduction 04:24 04:24
  • play icon File system structure in Unix/Linux 06:34 06:34
  • play icon File System Structure.. continued 04:05 04:05
  • play icon File types in Linux 06:21 06:21

Linux basic commands tutorial on file management

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Linux commands tutorials on communication, searching & system Status

3 Lectures
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Linux commands searching files

1 Lectures
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Linux commands tutorials on file system status

2 Lectures
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Linux commands tutorial on text processing

3 Lectures
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Linux commands tutorial on archive & zipped files

1 Lectures
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Linux commands tutorial on User Administration

4 Lectures
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Linux commands tutorial on System Information

3 Lectures
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Linux Commands tutorial on LVM

2 Lectures
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Instructor Details

Shikhar Verma

Shikhar Verma

Shikhar Verma is an accomplished entrepreneur and corporate trainer, leading Techstart, an IT company specializing in a wide range of technology-driven projects. His expertise encompasses designing and developing certified courses, content creation, and managing both online and offline IT projects for renowned organizations.

With over 15 years of experience in the IT industry before establishing his own business, Shikhar has cultivated a deep understanding of technology and corporate training. His passion lies in leveraging his technical skills and experience to drive organizational growth while advancing his professional journey.

As an instructor on TutorialsPoint, Shikhar is dedicated to making complex technical concepts accessible and easy to understand. Since beginning his teaching career in 2016, he has successfully educated over 100,000 students worldwide and continues to inspire learners across diverse backgrounds. He takes immense pride in his ability to connect with students from nearly every country.

Shikhar holds a B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and his technical courses have empowered more than 1 lakh students across 165 countries.

His core expertise includes GenAI, Python, DevOps, Docker, Git, Kubernetes, Linux, Ansible, Shell Scripting, AWS Cloud (Amazon Web Services), Linux Clustering, and Perl.

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