Learn Linux
Never fear a Linux terminal again. Learn how to use the command line to navigate a unix-like filesystem and automate developer tasks.
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Lane Wagner
Lane is a back-end engineer and the lead instructor of Boot.dev. He has taught over one million students worldwide, on Boot.dev, FreeCodeCamp, YouTube and the Backend Banter podcast. Lane worked as a backend engineer writing Go, Python and TypeScript, then moved into engineering management and a couple of years later left to build Boot.dev full-time.
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10 Hours
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What will you learn?
So many developers go years before understanding the basics of shells, terminals, and Linux (or more generally Unix-like systems). Here you'll learn to navigate files and directories, install dependencies, configure your PATH, and use powerful CLI tools like grep, find, and pipes. Never fear the command line again, make it fear you.
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Loved the pacing and depth.
Nala
Germany
Could use more exercises, but solid overall.
Katy Senia
Tampa, FL
Challenging but rewarding.
Aftab Alam
Sector 104, Noida, India
The real-world context made the concepts click for me.
James Heffernan
Maine, United States
Could use more exercises, but solid overall.
Erik Castricum
Castricum // Holland
Fantastic! The explanations were crisp and the demos were grounded in real engineering scenarios. What stood out to me was the clear discussion around testing strategies and how to evolve a codebase over time. The sample repository was well-structured and made it simple to jump between sections. I’d love to see a follow-up lesson that goes deeper into profiling and performance tuning.
Daniel Vasquez
State College PA, USA
Could use more exercises, but solid overall.
nkwuda theophilus onyebuchi
Lagos, Nigeria
Helpful examples and explanations.
Dave Thackeray
Manchester
Fantastic! The explanations were crisp and the demos were grounded in real engineering scenarios. What stood out to me was the clear discussion around testing strategies and how to evolve a codebase over time. The sample repository was well-structured and made it simple to jump between sections. I’d love to see a follow-up lesson that goes deeper into profiling and performance tuning.
Madhvi Patel
Stockholm Sweden
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