The Unix Command-Line Course for Beginners
Learn how to use the command-line interface on Linux and MacOS from scratch
Updated on May, 2025
Language - English
IT and Software ,Operating Systems and Servers,UNIX
Lectures -40
Duration -1.5 hours
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Course Description
Hello everyone, my name is Razvan, I'm a senior back-end engineer and online instructor.
In this course, I will teach you how to become a master of the Unix shell.
Although it’s true that the graphical user interface dramatically simplifies our personal day to day use of computers, to navigate through folders, edit files and install software… the shell, beyond providing an outstanding level of control over the operating system, still proves to this day to be the best and sometimes only option to perform most of our tasks as developers.
Indeed, using a shell is often the only way to run certain programs or to connect to distant computers, as tools like Git or Linux servers don't provide a graphical interface.
This course is going to cover a lot of topics and concepts, but no worries, I don't assume you already know what a terminal, a command-line or a text editor is — so we’ll go through all of it, step by step.
Goals
- General concepts about Unix and computer science.
- How to read and build commands.
- How to navigate the Unix filesystem.
- How to use expansions.
- How to manipulate files and directories.
- How to redirect a command's input and output.
- How to use in-terminal text editors.
- How to use package managers.
- How to create users, groups and control access rights.
- How to control several processes.
Prerequisites
- A computer running on Linux or MacOS.
- The Bash shell.
Curriculum
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
Working with commands
4 Lectures
Quoting, escaping, and expanding
3 Lectures
Navigating the filesystem
3 Lectures
Manipulating files and directories
5 Lectures
Input/Output redirections
4 Lectures
In-terminal text editors
6 Lectures
The environment
1 Lectures
Utilities and package managers
3 Lectures
Permissions
6 Lectures
Job control
2 Lectures
Conclusion
1 Lectures
Instructor Details
Razvan Ludosanu
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