Skill
Linux command line
The shell is a programming environment. Files, processes, permissions.
What you will be able to do
- Navigate, inspect, and search the filesystem
- Read permissions and processes
- Pipe commands instead of writing one-off scripts too early
Curated resources
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Linux operating system — crash course
freeCodeCamp / Colt Steele1h 30m
Practice every command in a VM or WSL, not only in notes.
Score 87
WatchHidden gem
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The Linux command line (online book)
William Shotts6h 40m
Free book. Chapters 1–10 cover daily CLI work.
Score 93
Open
59 minFastest pathQuick pathyoutube videobeginner
Linux Command Line for Beginners
Keep On Coding59 min
One hour of essentials for someone who needs to stop fearing the terminal today — navigation, editing, permissions, ssh. It assumes no prior shell use and avoids detours.
Score 73
Watch13 videosProject-based
Project-orientedplaylistintermediate
Linux Zero to Hero | Free Linux Course
Abhishek.Veeramalla9h 30m
Thirteen videos (about nine and a half hours) that teach Linux in the context a DevOps learner meets it: servers, users, networking, services and troubleshooting on real VMs.
Score 77
Open
5hLearnPath pickMore curatedyoutube coursebeginner
The 50 Most Popular Linux & Terminal Commands - Full Course for Beginners
freeCodeCamp.org5h
Five hours structured around the fifty commands that cover daily work — navigation, files, permissions, processes, networking, package management — each demonstrated in a terminal rather than described. The practical entry point for the Linux skill.
Score 86
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2h 34mMore curatedyoutube coursebeginner
Learn Linux - The Full Course
Boot dev2h 34m
A 2025 refresher course that treats the shell as a programming environment — scripting, pipes, environment setup — instead of a list of commands. Better once you know the basics and want to automate.
Score 86
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5h 27mMore curatedyoutube courseintermediate
Linux Server Course - System Configuration and Operation
freeCodeCamp.org5h 27m
Five and a half hours on running a Linux server: systemd services, networking, DNS, web servers, logs and package management. Bridges the gap between 'I can use the shell' and 'I can keep a server alive'.
Score 84
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6h 41mMore curatedyoutube courseintermediate
Linux System Administration Full Course
My CS6h 41m
Six hours on running a Linux machine rather than using one: users and groups, file permissions, package and service management, storage, logs and the basic networking commands an operator is expected to know. Complements the command-line courses by showing the system behind the shell.
Score 78
Watch10 videos
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Linux for Hackers (and everyone) // FREE Course for Beginners
NetworkChuck3h 28m
NetworkChuck's ten-episode 'Linux for Hackers' series builds a Linux skill set with a security flavour — permissions, users, services, scripting — and each episode ends with a hands-on task in a lab VM.
Score 74
Open