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Lane Wagner
Instructor
Lane is a back-end engineer and the lead instructor of Boot.dev. He has taught over one million students worldwide, on Boot.dev, FreeCodeCamp, YouTube and the Backend Banter podcast. Lane worked as a backend engineer writing Go, Python and TypeScript, then moved into engineering management and a couple of years later left to build Boot.dev full-time.
Completion
Certificate included
Format
Interactive coding
Freemium
Navigate Linux filesystems and manage permissions
Master essential CLI tools like grep, find, and pipes
Configure PATH and environment variables
Install and manage software with package managers
Connect programs with input/output redirection
So many developers go years before understanding the basics of shells, terminals, and Linux (or more generally Unix-like systems). Here you'll learn to navigate files and directories, install dependencies, configure your PATH, and use powerful CLI tools like grep, find, and pipes. Never fear the command line again, make it fear you.
Learn how to use a CLI, and why text-based interfaces are so powerful.
Learn how to navigate a filesystem, and how to create, move, and delete files and directories.
Learn how to use permissions to control access to files and directories.
Practice the ins and outs of executing programs and scripts from the command line
Learn how to use command line flags, arguments, and connect the stdin and stdout of programs to create modular automations
Learn how to use package managers like Homebrew, APT and Webi to install and manage software, and set up your development environment.
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