This course will introduce you to the basics of the Command Line and the Linux file system and teach you how to use commands effectively and efficiently to perform different functions on Linux, including navigating through files and directories, manipulating them and searching through them. You will also learn about commands used to configure and administer the Linux operating system and other commonly used Linux commands. 


Learn how to use the Command Line to perform common operations on a Linux machine. 

The Frontend Web Development learning path will equip you with the skills to create engaging and interactive user experiences. You will kick off the learning path with the basics of web development and conclude with learning how to use the React web framework to create performant user interfaces with reusable components.  

By the end of this learning path, you will have learnt how to create beautiful and interactive web applications and developed a solid understand of the Linux command line, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. You will also have created several web pages and completed multiple coding challenges and be well equipped to kick off a career as a Frontend Web Developer


Learn how to create interactive and engaging web experiences. 

Frontend Web Development

Introduction to Linux Command Line

What is the command line?

Why use the command line?

Windows vs Linux terminals

How to access a command line

Bash command syntax

Getting help with commands

Viewing command history

Introduction to CLI

What is the file system?

Listing files and directories

Creating a file (touch)

Creating a file (touch) exercise

Creating a file (echo)

Creating a directory

Creating a directory exercise

Working with files

Current working directory

Relative and absolute path

Special directories

Changing your working directory

Navigating the file system

View file content (cat)

View file content (echo)

View file content exercise

Editing files in Linux

Vim basics

Vim shortcuts

Viewing large file content (tail)

Viewing large file content (head)

Viewing large file content (more)

Viewing large file content (less)

Viewing and editing files

Copying files and directories

Copying files and directories exercise

Moving and renaming files and directories

Moving and renaming files and directories exercise 

Deleting files and directories

Deleting files and directories exercise

Manipulating files

Searching by filename (find)

Searching by content (grep)

Searching

Linux permissions

Modifying file permissions

Modifying file permissions exercise

Modifying file permissions with octal notation

Modifying file and directory ownership

Modifying group permissions

File and Folder Permissions

Introducing environment variables

Setting and unsetting environment variables

Special variables (e.g $USER, $HOSTNAME, $PATH)

Persisting variables

Working with aliases

Terminal startup process

Terminal environment

Switching users

Special root user

Run command with elevated privilege

User Permissions

What is a shell script?

Creating a shell script

Executing a shell script

Executing a shell script exercise

Using variables in a shell script

Shell script command substitution

Passing arguments to a shell script

Accessing shell script output

Handling errors in a shell script

Scripting basics

What is a process

Foreground and background processes

Finding running process

Killing a process

Processes

Making http request

Making http request exercise

Checking server reachability

Connecting to a remote computer

Zipping files

Unzipping files

Unzipping files exercise

Finding IP address of a Linux machine

Installing programs

Printing system information

Checking disk space

Checking memory usage

Common command line tasks

Final Project