Linux Command Line Basics Training in Thimphu, Bhutan

This course is designed to introduce learners to the Linux command-line environment. It focuses on fundamental Linux commands, file system navigation, text manipulation, file permissions, and shell scripting basics. By the end of this course, participants will be comfortable working with the Linux terminal and performing essential administrative tasks.

Course Agenda

Introduction to Linux and the Shell

• What is Linux?

• Terminal vs GUI

• Shell types and introduction to Bash

• Navigating the file system

Files and Directories

• Listing, creating, moving, deleting files and folders

• Path types (absolute vs relative)

• Understanding hidden files and file naming conventions

Viewing and Editing Files

• Viewing files: cat, less, more, head, tail

• Editing with nano and vi

• Combining files and redirection

File Permissions and Ownership

• Understanding read, write, execute

• Using chmod, chown, and umask

• Working with groups and users

Searching, Sorting, and Filtering

• grep, find, cut, sort, uniq, wc

• Using pipes and redirection

• Combining tools for powerful filtering

Archives and Compression

• Creating and extracting tarballs

• Using gzip, zip, unzip

• Backup basics

Managing Processes and Jobs

• Listing and killing processes

• Background vs foreground jobs

• Using top, htop, kill, nice, and jobs

Shell Scripting Basics

• Writing your first script

• Variables and input

• Conditional statements (if, case)

• Loops (for, while)

• Making scripts executable

Hands-on Exercises