This course is part of the Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization

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Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git SpecializationThe Linux Foundation

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Course 3 is a continuation of the previous course, and will focus on teaching you how to work with tools you need to do your everyday work. The course begins by introducing you to numerous essential command line tools that are used daily. Then, it focuses on bash scripting - you will learn how to construct scripts and how to do very complicated tasks in an automated way. The course looks at files and filesystems and focuses on compiling programs in Linux, using gcc and other compilers, and using libraries of different types. It also takes a look at how Java works in Linux, and explains why there is no reason to worry about having easy-to-use Java programs in Linux. Course 3 ends by covering building packages out of software in Linux.

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Experience as a developer on any operating system

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Approx. 15 hours to complete

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Course 3 of 4 in the

Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization

Beginner Level

Experience as a developer on any operating system

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Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

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Jerry Cooperstein

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

8 hours to complete

Command Line Tools

8 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 22 min), 38 readings, 3 quizzes

11 videos

Introduction to Linux Tools for Developers (Course 3)1mModule 1 Overview2mCommand Line Tools for Manipulating Text Files1mUsing cat (Demo)1mWorking with Large Files1mIntroduction to sed and awk2mUsing sed (Demo)2mFile Manipulation Utilities1mIntroduction to paste, join, and split2mScript Basics1mFunctions1m

38 readings

Preparing Your Computer10mTools Used to List, Create, Delete and Rename Files and Directories5mFinding Files: find and locate7mgrep Command5msed Command5mUsing find (Lab)20mUsing grep (Lab)20mcat5mUsing cat Interactively5mecho3mhead5mtail5mViewing Compressed Files5msed Command Syntax and Basic Operations10mawk Command Syntax and Basic Operations5msort5muniq5mUsing paste5mUsing join2mUsing split3mRegular Expressions and Search Patterns10mgrep3mstrings3mtr10mtee5mwc3mcut3mUsing sed (Lab)20mParsing Files with awk (and sort and uniq) (Lab)20mUsing grep (Lab)30mUsing tee (Lab)10mUsing wc (Lab)10mScript Basics (Cont.)5mConditionals15mLoops10mFunctions (Cont.)10mCreating Simple Bash Shell Scripts (Lab)20mA Simple Backup Utility (Lab)1h 30m

3 practice exercises

Essential Command Line Tools10mFile and Text Manipulation Utilities10mBash Scripting10m

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Files and Filesystems

3 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 25 min), 7 readings, 2 quizzes

8 videos

Module 2 Overview1mTypes of Files (Cont.)2mPermissions and Access Rights1mUsing umask (Demo)2mFilesystems and the VFS5mUsing Available Filesystems (Demo)2mRAID and LVM4mUsing LVM (Demo)4m

7 readings

Types of Files7mChanging Permissions and Ownership7mUsing umask (Lab)20mUsing chmod (Lab)20mUsing setuid (Lab)30mMounting Filesystems10mLoopback Filesystems (Lab)30m

2 practice exercises

Files and Filesystems10mLinux Filesystems10m

Week3

Week 3

5 hours to complete

Linux Developer Methods

5 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 18 min), 13 readings, 2 quizzes

5 videos

Module 3 Overview1mgcc and Other Compilers3mDebugging with gdb2mPackage Management6mBuilding a Binary RPM Package (Demo)4m

13 readings

Major gcc Options10mStatic Libraries7mShared Libraries10mLinking to Libraries20mShared Libraries (Lab)15mRPM Creation10mThe RPM spec File7mDetails on RPM spec Sections15mRPM Dependencies10mDebian Package Creation Workflow7mBuilding RPMs (Lab)1hBuilding a Debian Package from Source (Lab)1hOpen Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization Digital Badge10m

2 practice exercises

Compiling, Linking and Libraries10mBuilding RPM and Debian Packages10m

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Great instructor; good materials. Pretty much over my head but I learned a ton! Thanks!

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About the Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization

The Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization will give you a strong foundation for working comfortably and productively in open source development communities. By completing the Specialization, you’ll have a better understanding of the Linux environment, as well as methods and tools required to successfully use it, and you’ll know how to use Git, the distributed version control system.

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