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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
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    63 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Snowflake

    Introduction to Modern Data Engineering with Snowflake

    Skills you'll gain: Data Engineering, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Presentation, Data Integration, Data Infrastructure, Data Warehousing, Data Processing, Data Import/Export, Stored Procedure, SQL, Data Analysis, Command-Line Interface

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    120 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Illinois Tech

    Hardware and Operating System Foundations I

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Windows, Windows PowerShell, Operating System Administration, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, Systems Administration, Desktop Support, System Configuration, Control Panels, OS Process Management, IT Automation, General Networking, Computing Platforms, Graphical Tools, File Management, Network Troubleshooting, User Accounts

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    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    80 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Illinois Tech

    Hardware and Operating System Foundations II

    Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Administration, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, User Accounts, Command-Line Interface, Systems Administration, Operating Systems, User Provisioning, Service Management, System Configuration, System Monitoring, Graphical Tools, File Management

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    62 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, Docker (Software), Cloud-Native Computing, CI/CD, YAML, Configuration Management, Application Lifecycle Management, Data Storage, Command-Line Interface

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    41 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Kali Linux

    Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Monitoring, Penetration Testing, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Command-Line Interface, Linux Commands, Network Troubleshooting, Cybersecurity, Linux, Software Installation, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Network Analysis

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    217 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Basics of Cisco Networking

    Skills you'll gain: Network Monitoring, Network Administration, Network Security, Routing Protocols, Network Troubleshooting, OSI Models, TCP/IP, Computer Networking, Network Switches, General Networking, Command-Line Interface, Network Routing, Networking Hardware, Network Architecture, Local Area Networks, Network Infrastructure, Network Protocols

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    106 reviews

    Beginner · 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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    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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    66 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Duke University

    Data Engineering with Rust

    Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Rust (Programming Language), Restful API, Amazon Web Services, Cloud API, Data Structures, Secure Coding, Data Processing, API Gateway, Cloud Applications, Real Time Data, Data Manipulation, Amazon S3, System Programming, Cryptography, Encryption, Python Programming, Command-Line Interface, Software Testing

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    Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
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    56 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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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    12 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Bioinformatics Methods for Transcriptomics: Johns Hopkins University
  • Endpoints and Systems: Cisco Learning and Certifications
  • Introduction to Modern Data Engineering with Snowflake: Snowflake
  • Hardware and Operating System Foundations I: Illinois Tech
  • Hardware and Operating System Foundations II: Illinois Tech
  • Fundamentals of Containers, Kubernetes and OpenShift: Red Hat
  • Kali Linux: Board Infinity
  • Basics of Cisco Networking: LearnQuest
  • LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (101-500): Packt
  • Core 2: OS, Software, Security and Operational Procedures: IBM

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