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Topic 2: Finding Your Way on a Linux System
Topic 1: The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source
1.1 Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems
  • 1.1 Lesson 1
1.2 Major Open Source Applications
  • 1.2 Lesson 1
1.3 Open Source Software and Licensing
  • 1.3 Lesson 1
1.4 ICT Skills and Working in Linux
  • 1.4 Lesson 1
Topic 2: Finding Your Way on a Linux System
2.1 Command Line Basics
  • 2.1 Lesson 1
  • 2.1 Lesson 2
2.2 Using the Command Line to Get Help
  • 2.2 Lesson 1
2.3 Using Directories and Listing Files
  • 2.3 Lesson 1
  • 2.3 Lesson 2
2.4 Creating, Moving and Deleting Files
  • 2.4 Lesson 1
Topic 3: The Power of the Command Line
3.1 Archiving Files on the Command Line
  • 3.1 Lesson 1
3.2 Searching and Extracting Data from Files
  • 3.2 Lesson 1
  • 3.2 Lesson 2
3.3 Turning Commands into a Script
  • 3.3 Lesson 1
  • 3.3 Lesson 2
Topic 4: The Linux Operating System
4.1 Choosing an Operating System
  • 4.1 Lesson 1
4.2 Understanding Computer Hardware
  • 4.2 Lesson 1
4.3 Where Data is Stored
  • 4.3 Lesson 1
  • 4.3 Lesson 2
4.4 Your Computer on the Network
  • 4.4 Lesson 1
Topic 5: Security and File Permissions
5.1 Basic Security and Identifying User Types
  • 5.1 Lesson 1
5.2 Creating Users and Groups
  • 5.2 Lesson 1
5.3 Managing File Permissions and Ownership
  • 5.3 Lesson 1
5.4 Special Directories and Files
  • 5.4 Lesson 1
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Topic 2: Finding Your Way on a Linux System

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The topic includes the following objectives:

  • 2.1 Command Line Basics
    • 2.1 Lesson 1
    • 2.1 Lesson 2
  • 2.2 Using the Command Line to Get Help
    • 2.2 Lesson 1
  • 2.3 Using Directories and Listing Files
    • 2.3 Lesson 1
    • 2.3 Lesson 2
  • 2.4 Creating, Moving and Deleting Files
    • 2.4 Lesson 1

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