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      Cisco Learning and Certifications

      Endpoints and Systems

      Skills you'll gain: File Systems, Endpoint Security, Linux, Operating System Administration, Microsoft Windows, Windows PowerShell, Linux Administration, Windows Servers, Operating Systems, Linux Commands, Network Administration, Active Directory, System Monitoring, System Configuration, Network Security, Security Controls, Command-Line Interface, Malware Protection, Service Management

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Cloud Computing Security

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Load Balancing, User Accounts, Apache, Web Servers, System Configuration, Command-Line Interface, Firewall, Linux, Debugging

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      131 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Bioinformatics Methods for Transcriptomics

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Command-Line Interface, Linux

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Illinois Tech

      Hardware and Operating System Foundations I

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Windows, Operating System Administration, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, System Configuration, Systems Administration, IT Automation, OS Process Management, Information Technology Operations, Network Administration, Graphical Tools

      Build toward a degree

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      78 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Hands-on Python for Networking Professionals

      Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Snowflake

      Advanced Data Engineering with Snowflake

      Skills you'll gain: Data Engineering, Database Management, Databases, Data Pipelines, DevOps, CI/CD, Command-Line Interface, Version Control, System Monitoring, Continuous Monitoring, Data Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Duke University

      Data Engineering with Rust

      Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Rust (Programming Language), Restful API, Amazon Web Services, Cloud API, Data Structures, Secure Coding, Data Processing, API Gateway, Cloud Applications, Real Time Data, Data Manipulation, Amazon S3, System Programming, Cryptography, Encryption, Python Programming, Command-Line Interface, Software Testing

      3.5
      Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
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      54 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (101-500)

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Package and Software Management, Linux, Command-Line Interface, Linux Servers, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Bash (Scripting Language), Software Installation, Systems Administration, File Management, Service Management, Authorization (Computing), Shell Script, Operating Systems, Servers, Data Storage, System Monitoring, System Configuration

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      KodeKloud

      Terraform for the Absolute Beginner with Hands-on Labs

      Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud API, Configuration Management, Command-Line Interface, Version Control

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      21 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      Getting Started with Amazon EKS Anywhere

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Computing Architecture

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Linux Foundations and Basic System Administration

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Administration, File Systems, Ubuntu, Remote Access Systems, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, File Management, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, System Configuration, Software Installation, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, Systems Administration, Authorization (Computing), Virtualization, Virtual Machines, User Accounts

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005)

      Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Shell Script, Ubuntu, User Accounts, Linux, Linux Servers, Linux Commands, Operating System Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Performance Tuning, Bash (Scripting Language), Kubernetes, Command-Line Interface, Network Troubleshooting, Containerization, Ansible, File Systems, Application Deployment, Authentications

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular command line courses

    • Endpoints and Systems: Cisco Learning and Certifications
    • Cloud Computing Security: University of Colorado System
    • Bioinformatics Methods for Transcriptomics: Johns Hopkins University
    • Hardware and Operating System Foundations I: Illinois Tech
    • Hands-on Python for Networking Professionals: Packt
    • Advanced Data Engineering with Snowflake: Snowflake
    • Data Engineering with Rust: Duke University
    • LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (101-500): Packt
    • Terraform for the Absolute Beginner with Hands-on Labs: KodeKloud
    • Getting Started with Amazon EKS Anywhere: Amazon Web Services

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