Welcome to The Linux Command Line Bootcamp, a brand new course that aims to turn you into a command line power user! This course will teach you dozens and dozens of powerful commands (see the long list at the bottom), but more importantly it gives you the tools the continue to learn new commands and take full control of your machine. The skills you learn in this course will make you a stronger web developer, data scientist, machine learning engineer, game dev, or plain old computer user!  You will feel POWERFUL!!

Hi there, my name is Colt Steele. I've spent years leading in-person software engineering bootcamps and have helped thousands of students change careers.  Online I've taught over a million students and have hundreds of thousands of 5 star ratings and reviews.

This is an interactive course full of exercises and fun challenges that force you to practice the skills you are learning. You'll encounter some of the same assignments and projects that my in-person bootcamp students experience.  Learning command after command can be a dreadfully boring experience, but I've tried my best to make this course as exciting and interesting as possible :)   You may roll your eyes at my jokes, but you won't be bored!

============Curriculum: The Short Version============

This course covers a TON.  Here's a short summary of the key points.  Scroll down for a more in-depth explanation.

• Learn dozens and dozens of powerful commands (see the long list below)

• Understand the big picture: how ALL commands fit together

• Build complex data pipelines by stringing multiple commands together

• Master command-line navigation and Linux folder structure

• Create, delete, move, copy, and rename files and folders

• Decipher and manipulate Unix file permissions

• Use powerful searching commands like find, locate, and grep

• Master redirection of standard input, standard output, and standard error

• Write your own custom commands from scratch!

• Customize the shell: write your own helpful aliases, tweak the prompt, etc.

• Master Bash expansions and substitutions

• Automate tedious tasks using cron and cronjobs

• Edit files directly from the command-line using nano

• Master keyboard shortcuts to increase your command-line efficiency

============Curriculum: The Long Version============

The course starts with a deep dive into confusing technical terms like terminal, shell, kernel, Unix, Unix-Like, GNU,  Linux, and Bash. It's important to understand the context and the WHY's around the command line and its history that still impacts our machines today.

Then we shift our focus to the general patterns and structure that all commands follow including options and arguments. This blueprint we define will inform every single other topic we cover throughout the rest of the course. You'll also learn HOW to learn more about specific commands using the man, help, which, and type commands.

Next, we cover the super-important Linux folder structure and learn essential commands for navigating our machines including ls, pwd, and cd. You'll be an expert navigator in no time!

From there we learn to create new files and folders right from the command line using the commands touch, mkdir, and file. Next, we dive deep into a special text-editor built right into the command line called Nano. You'll learn to open and edit files using Nano, master various Nano shortcuts, and even learn how to configure nano's global settings.