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    Learn command line operations for efficient system management. Understand command line syntax and scripting for automating tasks in Unix and Windows.

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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

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      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      78 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Red Hat

      Fundamentals of Containers, Kubernetes and OpenShift

      Skills you'll gain: OpenShift, Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Containerization, CI/CD, YAML, Application Performance Management, Configuration Management, Application Lifecycle Management, Package and Software Management, Data Storage, Command-Line Interface, Network Routing

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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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      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

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      63 reviews

      Mixed · 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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      University of London

      Introduction to Computer Security

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Commands, Computer Systems, Command-Line Interface, Cybersecurity, Computer Architecture, Network Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Hardware Architecture, Application Security, Threat Detection, Authorization (Computing), Network Protocols, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Operating Systems, Authentications, Network Monitoring, TCP/IP, Network Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      37 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Core 2: OS, Software, Security and Operational Procedures

      Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, Desktop Support, Operating Systems, Command-Line Interface, Technical Support and Services, System Support, Help Desk Support, Mobile Security, Network Security, Microsoft Windows, Technical Support, Mac OS, Linux, System Configuration, Network Administration, Software Installation, Firewall, Encryption, Malware Protection

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      65 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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      Coursera Project Network

      Fundamentals with Rust: Build a CLI Distance Calculator

      Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Command-Line Interface, Package and Software Management, Programming Principles, Secure Coding, Software Development, Computer Programming, Debugging

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Hardware and Operating System Foundations I: Illinois Tech
    • Fundamentals of Containers, Kubernetes and OpenShift: Red Hat
    • Bioinformatics Methods for Transcriptomics: Johns Hopkins University
    • Endpoints and Systems: Cisco Learning and Certifications
    • LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (101-500): Packt
    • Introduction to Computer Security: University of London
    • Core 2: OS, Software, Security and Operational Procedures: IBM
    • Terraform for the Absolute Beginner with Hands-on Labs: KodeKloud
    • Getting Started with Amazon EKS Anywhere: Amazon Web Services
    • Fundamentals with Rust: Build a CLI Distance Calculator: Coursera Project Network

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