Learn useful Linux commands and shell script and create your custom programs in this free online course. Have you ever wondered how to create and share files securely and easily over a network? This course will show you some basic and advanced Linux commands and programs for creating, managing, and exploring files on a system and server. We outline the Linux processes and ways to manipulate them. Discover how to install and update third-party software applications and use conditions to automate a task to save time and effort.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 195611 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 4-5 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Indicate the process of installing various Linux distributions in your machine • List most commonly used Linux commands and their functions • Define process in the context of Linux • Outline the process to write short programs in Linux using the command line • Explain various steps involved in creating and updating a file in Linux • Order the sequence of steps used to download and install software packages in Linux • Discuss the procedure to control or modify remote servers from your local machine • Describe the use of shell script to automate different tasks • Compare for loop and while loop • Summarize different file management techniques in Linux |
| Course Code | 4445 |

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