Introduction
Learning Linux command line
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What you should know
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A very quick intro to Linux
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1. Setting Up Your Environment
Using GitHub Codespaces with this course
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Creating a Linux virtual machine
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Following along on other platforms
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2. Command-Line Basics
What is the command line?
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Understand how commands are structured
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Write commands in a shell at the prompt
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Finding help for commands
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Helpful keyboard shortcuts in the terminal
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Challenge: Find command information
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Solution: Find command information
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3. Files, Directories, and Permissions
The Linux file system
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Understanding file paths
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Navigating the file system
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Finding directory and file information
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Create and remove directories
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Copy, move, and delete files and directories
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Find files from the command line
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Understand user roles and sudo
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Understand file permissions
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Modify file permissions
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Create hard and symbolic links
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Challenge: Fix broken syntax
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Solution: Fix broken syntax
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Challenge: Practice working with files
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Solution: Practice working with files
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4. Common Command-Line Tasks and Tools
The importance of modularity
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Use pipes to connect commands together
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View text files with cat, head, tail, and less
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Search for text in files and streams with grep
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Manipulate text with awk, sed, and sort
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Edit text with Vim
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Edit text with nano
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Working with tar and zip archives
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Challenge: Create and share a file
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Solution: Create and share a file
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Output redirection
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Exploring environment variables and PATH
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Challenge: Extract information from a text file
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Solution: Extract information from a text file
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5. A Peek at Some More Advanced Topics
Find information about your Linux distribution
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Find system hardware and disk information
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Install and update software with a package manager
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