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Getting Started with Linux Terminal

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Overview

In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to use simple commands to create and manipulate files and folders, perform multiple complex tasks using one simple command, use the superuser to perform high privilege operations.

Syllabus

  • Project Overview
    • By the end of this project, you will be able to ​create files and folders using the Linux terminal, renaming, copying, deleting, moving these files/folders, and performing bulk operations on them using wildcards. You will be able to use the Linux manual to check how to use more Linux commands. You will be able to use the superuser called "root", and perform high privilege operations like installing packages from the repository, updating your Linux operating system, downloading files from the internet, creating, deleting, and updating hidden files, and even many more.

Taught by

Baye Gaspard

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4.6 rating at Coursera based on 140 ratings

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