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About the Course

Unix forms a foundation that is often very helpful for accomplishing other goals you might have for you and your computer, whether that goal is running a business, writing a book, curing disease, or creating the next great app. The means to these goals are sometimes carried out by writing software. Software can’t be mined out of the ground, nor can software seeds be planted in spring to harvest by autumn. Software isn’t produced in factories on an assembly line. Software is a hand-made, often bespoke good. If a software developer is an artisan, then Unix is their workbench. Unix provides an essential and simple set of tools in a distraction-free environment. Even if you’re not a software developer learning Unix can open you up to new methods of thinking and novel ways to scale your ideas. This course is intended for folks who are new to programming and new to Unix-like operating systems like macOS and Linux distributions like Ubuntu. Most of the technologies discussed in this course will be accessed via a command line interface. Command line interfaces can seem alien at first, so this course attempts to draw parallels between using the command line and actions that you would normally take while using your mouse and keyboard. You’ll also learn how to write little pieces of software in a programming language called Bash, which allows you to connect together the tools we’ll discuss. My hope is that by the end of this course you be able to use different Unix tools as if they’re interconnecting Lego bricks....

Top reviews

SM

May 24, 2022

This course is extremly helpful and well designed for beginnner and working professionals with neat info. I strongly recomended this course. Thanks for mentors/authors with real time example commands.

RW

Apr 29, 2020

This is a very friendly step-by-step guide to Unix for beginners, it helps to build a solid foundation, and the exercises are designed to explore more about what has been introduced in the course.

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By Thomas B

May 10, 2021

Exceptionnal... Very efficient and complete course on the Linux command line. Highly recommended to noobs, and even to intermediate users

By Artem T

Aug 16, 2022

The Course was very useful for me. Not very difficult, but definitely beneficial for improving day-to-day work with linux for beginners.

By John J

Jul 13, 2020

Excellent.course. Demanding but doable.

Well designed for Online Learning.

The Instructors definitely put in serious thought and effort.

By Jenny C

Jan 9, 2018

Great course! More text-based than lecture-based which works great. No large "jumps", but gives a great introduction to UNIX. Thanks!

By Dmitriy K

Sep 17, 2017

This was one of the best courses on Coursera. I really liked it's open-minded structure and nice introduction to unix environment.

By Prasang G

May 25, 2020

The Course is simple and efficient for the beginners. The concepts are taught in simple yet effective manner. Highly recommended.

By Mehran K

May 11, 2020

A really helpful course to understand and get started with using the UNIX Systems and it's powerful tools for building up things.

By Hunaid H

Apr 26, 2020

a great course for absolute beginners. i would highly recommend this to first semester undergrad CS students or lower proficiency

By Zhong Q

Mar 11, 2020

Very useful and Thanks to Sean Kross. And really appreciated Mateusz Kita who gives me instructions to make my assignment better!

By Petar C

Mar 1, 2018

Very well structured course. Great, useful examples and really easy to learn stuff. I really enjoyed the course and recommend it!

By Keyur M

Aug 13, 2020

I understand very quickly & clearly. Good source for learning & getting certificate. I highly recommended this course to others.

By Patrick S

Apr 30, 2020

New to UNIX, so it was a great general overview. Learning about details of Github and git file management was especially useful.

By Danilo S O

May 19, 2020

Si recién comienzas a trabajar con los SO basados en Unix, este curso es realmente una excelente opción para un buen inicio.

By Ajay G

Jul 3, 2019

Quite good in what this course plans to teach you. Lightweight and a very good starters package to get started with linux.

By Davide B

Apr 12, 2018

Very useful course for anyone who wants to learn more about the bash shell and, of course, very well done and explained!

By Nishant B

May 18, 2021

Great course, got to learn a lot. I am now pretty confident about taking more steps towards learning UNIX even better.

By Salik U

Nov 15, 2017

Its good for the beginners who wants to hand on UNIX. Provide all the basic fundamentals of shell and bash scripting.

By T M

May 15, 2020

Highly recommend it for those starting to learning programming and those who want to brush up on shell scripting!

By David M

May 4, 2020

Concise presentation with hands on reinforcement of useful concepts. Great course to improve or practice skills.

By Luis A S M

Aug 10, 2020

I like this couse because I can learn more about the terminal, so now I can use the shell to work with my Unix.

By Karthikrajasekar G

May 11, 2020

This course concepts were conveyed in a simple and good way. easy to understanding the concepts.

Thanks Coursera

By Arjun S

Nov 9, 2018

Really helpful and informative. Even for an absolute beginner! Thanks a lot for this awesome course. Cheers!

By Булычев И Г

Feb 24, 2021

Good course for beginners who wants to start apply them and those who wants to refresh they knowledge fast.

By Kacy C

Mar 10, 2019

It was great because it allowed me to go at my own pace rather than watching and listening to someone talk

By Daniel P

Jun 27, 2019

Great resources, book, plus module, and exercises were challenging but good learning experiences. Thanks!