Linux Command Line for Beginners (Udemy.com)
Easy way to learn basic most important commands in Linux Administration using various examples from IT Environment.
Created by: Shikhar Verma
Last updated December 2018
What you will learn
- Familiar with basic Linux Administration by learning most important commands.
- Learn File System Structure in Linux & basic understanding of permissions.
- Familiar with basic to advance level of commands.
- Created so many labs to explain each commands with examples.
- Good for beginners to start their career in Linux Administration.
- Overview of commands dmesg, proc, tcpdump etc
- mount, umount, fdisk, mkfs, fsck
- useradd, userdel, usermod, groupadd commands
- groupdel, id, chage, chroot, chown etc commands
- dig, nslookup, rsync, scp, ssh, sftp etc commands
- find, grep, locate commands
- df, du, lsof, ps, top, who,cut, sort etc commands
- vi, sed, awk, tar, gzip, bzip2 etc commands
- lvm commands
How it compares
Against the other 124 rated Udemy courses in Linux on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.2 out of 5higher than 14% of them
- Reviews86#117 of 125 by number of reviews
- Length3.6 hoursshorter than 75% of them
- Last updatedDecember 2018earlier than 79% of them
Course Description
Easy way to learn basic most important commands in Linux Administration using various examples from IT Environment.
Course contents
Understanding Unix/Linux File system Structure
Identifying Linux File types
Linux Commands tutorials on File Management
Linux Commands tutorial on Communication
Linux Commands tutorials on Searching
Linux Commands tutorials on System Status
Linux Commands tutorials on Text Processing
Linux Commands tutorials on Archives & Storage
Linux Commands tutorials on Users Administration
Linux Commands tutorials on File Systems
Linux Commands tutorials on System Information
Linux commands tutorial on Service Status
Linux commands tutorial on Logical Volume Manager
Commands we discussed in this course modules are as follows
1. pwd, cd, ls, less, cp, file mkdir. more. mv, cat, rm rmdir, wc, dd, head, tail, touch, ln etc
2. dig, nslookup, rsync, scp, ssh, sftp, find, grep, locate, df, du, lsof, ps, top, who,cut, sort, vi, sed, awk, tar, gzip, bzip2 etc
3. useradd, userdel, usermod, groupadd, groupdel, id, chage, chroot, chown etc
4. mount, umount, fdisk, mkfs, fsck,/proc, uptime etc
5. ping, nslookup, telnet, ifconfig, ifconfig-a, netstat -a etc
6. systemctl -at service, systemctl -t service --state=active, systemctl start name.service, systemctl enable name.service etc
7.pvs, vgs, pvdisplay,lvs, lvdisplay, pvcreate, pvremove, vgcreate, vgrename, vgremove, vgextend, vgreduce, lvcreate, lvextend, lvreduce,fdisk, vgexport, vgimport, vgcfgrestore, vgcfgbakcup, watch, whoami, passwd, su etc
Instructor Details
- 4.2 Rating
86 Reviews
Shikhar Verma
Shikhar Verma – Entrepreneur, Corporate Trainer, and IT Consultant
●Founder & CEO of Techstart – Leads an IT company specializing in designing, developing certified courses, content creation, and managing online/offline IT projects for renowned companies.
●15+ Years of Industry Experience – Worked extensively in the IT sector before establishing his own business, bringing deep expertise in technology and corporate training.
●Passionate About Technology & Education – Dedicated to utilizing his technical skills to drive both organizational success and personal career growth.
●Renowned Udemy Instructor – Simplifies complex technical concepts and delivers them in an engaging and approachable manner.
●Educating Since 2016 – Taught over 100,000 students worldwide across multiple learning platforms.
●Educational Background – Holds a BTech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
●Core Expertise:
☆Generative AI, Python, DevOps, Docker, Git, Kubernetes, Linux, Ansible, Shell Scripting
☁️ AWS Cloud (Amazon Web Services), Linux Clustering, GCP
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Reviews
By Nikhil Patel on 4/29/2020
the PPT you have Shared is only with title of the command It was far better if you give syntax along with title too with example . So while doing recap only viewing PPT was sufficient. If possible please share it with us
By Mohammad Shafey Khan on 3/28/2020
The instructor has explained very well. More practical than just theory. I liked the course very much.
By Lucus Frazier on 9/16/2019
Simple and straight forward, I love it!
By Brent Leskiw on 7/6/2019
good course for understanding basics of linux and getting comfortable in the terminal.
By CHIRANJEEVI PANCHAKARLA on 2/9/2019
it is a good course with basics stuff but if boot process also includes means it will be great
By Nikita Silare on 12/23/2018
Hi, Thank you so much for the course. I was actually looking for something like this where I can go through all the useful Linux commands in one go and so i found the same. Thanks again :)
By Syed Shahnawaz Ali on 10/18/2018
Great instructor! He makes the subject easy to understand, without loosing focus or diverge from the subject at hand. Good structure, good control .Nice and easy way to explain the toughest topic.Thanks to the Instructor for delivering such nice lectures.I Just finished the course. Excellent tutorial. Shikar is a real world pro and shares his knowledge of how things work in the real world. Best course I've taken on Udemy. Thank you..
By Mike Austin on 5/7/2018
This Instructor is very comprehensive in covering a subject. I think this is the 5th course of his that I've taken...I'm very happy with every course that I've taken and recommend his courses to all that are interested in learning Linux.
By Mudit Seth on 9/17/2017
i am beginner in linux, all the commands were explained in easy and simple way.the lectures were really nice and well explained. waiting for next videos or more lectures . Regards, Mudit
By Yadunandan Gosain on 9/11/2017
Awesome explanation. I would say the lecture is very informative and good for beginners. The voice & video quality is very clear.
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