Harnessing the Power of the Command-Line Interface

Gain insights into the command-line interface, delve into navigating file systems, creating scripts, and automating tasks to enhance productivity and control your computer efficiently.

Beginner

120 Lessons

5h 30min

Certificate of Completion

Gain insights into the command-line interface, delve into navigating file systems, creating scripts, and automating tasks to enhance productivity and control your computer efficiently.

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This course includes

395 Playgrounds

10 Quizzes

This course includes

395 Playgrounds

10 Quizzes

Course Overview

In this course, you will get the chance to explore the command-line interface (CLI), starting with basics like navigating file systems and working with directories and files. Then, you will use those building blocks to tackle more advanced features and tasks within the CLI. You will also learn to turn basic commands into executable scripts and easily automate common tasks. This course will empower you to put the interface to work, take complete control of your computer, and hack your way to productivity.

What You'll Learn

Understand the working of the command-line interface.

Learn how to create an Ubuntu virtual machine.

Understand navigating the filesystem and directories.

Learn about networking tools like web APIs, cURL, Secure Shell, rsync, and Netcat.

Learn about executing programs and automating tasks, including scripts.

Understand program tools like ranger, pandoc, direnv, HTTP, Pygments, jrln, jq, and Siege.

What You'll Learn

Understand the working of the command-line interface.

Course Content

Introduction

Get familiar with the command-line interface, navigation, file management, and useful shortcuts.

Why Take This Course?

Accessing the Command-Line Interface Getting Your Bearings Creating and Reading Files Redirecting Streams of Text Creating Directories

Going Home Using Autocompletion Elevating Privileges Installing Additional Programs with a Package Manager Downloading Files Useful Shortcuts and Commands Quiz 1

Creating an Ubuntu Virtual Machine with VirtualBox

Unpack the core of setting up and optimizing an Ubuntu VM using VirtualBox.

Creating a New Virtual Machine Configuring a Network Installing the Guest Operating System Working with Snapshots Installing Software with the Package Manager Improving Performance by Installing Guest Additions Quiz 2

Navigating the Filesystem

Examine key command-line tools for navigating filesystems, managing disk space, and finding files efficiently.

Listing Files and Directories Recursive File Listings Navigating Files and Folders Relative and Absolute Paths Dot and Double Dots Using pushd and popd to Manage a Stack of Directories Finding Files Identifying Available Disk Space Quiz 3

Working with Files and Directories

Grasp the fundamentals of creating, managing, and organizing files and directories using commands efficiently.

Creating Files Creating Files with Content Writing Multiple Lines to a File Combining Files Reading the Beginning and End of a File

Creating Directories Copying Files Copying Directories Moving and Renaming Files and Directories Deleting Files and Directories Managing File and Directory Permissions Changing Ownership Working with Links Getting More Information About Filesystem Objects Quiz 4

Build File/Directory Explorer in Flask

Project

Streams Of Text

Solve problems in redirecting streams, piping data, text editing, and advanced text processing.

Introduction Redirecting Input and Output with File Descriptors Creating Pipelines of Data Splitting Streams with tee Handling Standard Error Streams Filtering with grep Removing Characters from Output with cut Sorting Output Editing Streams with sed Saving Changes Editing Specific Lines Operating on Lines by Number Advanced Processing with awk Using xargs Quiz 5

The Shell and Environment

12 Lessons

Follow the process of managing environment variables and customizing the shell.

Running and Managing Programs

14 Lessons

Master the steps to efficiently run, manage, and optimize command-line programs and processes.

Write a Shell in C

Project

Networking Tools

13 Lessons

Learn how to use networking tools for IP info, testing connections, web requests, file transfers, and securing networks.

Automation

7 Lessons

Get started with automating tasks, writing scripts, and enhancing productivity using make and bash.

10.

Additional Programs

13 Lessons

Examine essential command-line tools for managing files, documents, tasks, environments, and performance.

11.

Conclusion

2 Lessons

Enhance your skills in Bash CLI tools, alternative shells, and real-world application.

Course Author

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