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    Learn shell scripting for automating tasks in Unix/Linux environments. Understand how to write and execute shell scripts for system administration.

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      Coursera Project Network

      Linux: Processes & System Resource Management for DevOps

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Servers, Linux Administration, Linux Commands, Linux, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, OS Process Management, Operating System Administration, Debugging, System Monitoring, DevOps, Resource Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Linux: File Management for Devops

      Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Linux Commands, Linux, Unix Commands, File Management, Linux Administration, File Systems

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      77 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Linux: I/O Redirection for DevOps

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Linux, Scripting

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      72 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      Automation with Ansible: Web Server Deployment

      Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Nginx, Web Servers, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), YAML, Application Deployment, Linux Servers, CI/CD, Servers, Scalability, Service Management, Verification And Validation

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      C

      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for DevOps Practitioners

      Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Responsible AI, Generative AI, DevOps, CI/CD, DevSecOps, Jenkins, Software Documentation, Terraform, Kubernetes, Prompt Engineering, Automation, Innovation, Productivity

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      L

      LearnQuest

      Introduction to Java as a Second Language

      Skills you'll gain: Java, Java Programming, Eclipse (Software), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Development Environment, Computer Programming, Program Development, Virtual Machines, Web Applications, Software Installation

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      82 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      IBM

      ETL and Data Pipelines with Shell, Airflow and Kafka

      Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Airflow, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Data Warehousing, Data Transformation, Data Migration, Web Scraping, Data Integration, Shell Script, Data Processing, Data Mart, Unix Shell, Big Data, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Command-Line Interface

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      428 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • G

      Google Cloud

      Getting Started with Cloud Shell and gcloud

      Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Command-Line Interface

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      20 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      IBM

      IBM Data Architecture

      Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Data Warehousing, SQL, Apache Hadoop, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Airflow, Data Security, Linux Commands, Data Migration, Database Design, Data Governance, MySQL, Database Administration, Apache Spark, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Database Management, Bash (Scripting Language), Data Store, Data Architecture

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: New
      New
      Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Colorado Boulder

      High-Performance and Parallel Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Distributed Computing, Scalability, Software Architecture, Big Data, Operating Systems, Performance Tuning, File Systems, Cloud Development, Scripting, Command-Line Interface, C and C++, Linux, Data Sharing, OS Process Management, Communication Systems, Artificial Intelligence

      3.7
      Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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      145 reviews

      Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      LearnQuest

      Java as a Second Language

      Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Application Servers, Web Applications, Development Environment, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Development, Eclipse (Software), Program Development, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Design, Mobile Development, Programming Principles, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Virtual Machines, Command-Line Interface, Software Installation, Debugging

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      202 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: New
      New
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      Packt

      LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (102-500)

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), General Networking, Linux Commands, Operating System Administration, Scripting, Network Infrastructure, Security Controls, Servers

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular shell scripting courses

    • Linux: Processes & System Resource Management for DevOps: Coursera Project Network
    • Linux: File Management for Devops: Coursera Project Network
    • Linux: I/O Redirection for DevOps: Coursera Project Network
    • Automation with Ansible: Web Server Deployment: Coursera Project Network
    • GenAI for DevOps Practitioners: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Introduction to Java as a Second Language: LearnQuest
    • ETL and Data Pipelines with Shell, Airflow and Kafka: IBM
    • Getting Started with Cloud Shell and gcloud: Google Cloud
    • IBM Data Architecture: IBM
    • High-Performance and Parallel Computing: University of Colorado Boulder

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