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Use Basic Commands for the Linux Command Line

In this lab, you’ll practice using basic Linux commands. When you’re finished, you’ll have experience navigating a Linux system, and using basic commands to get things done.

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Clock icon Beginner
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Clock icon 1h 15m
Last updated
Clock icon Aug 04, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Getting Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Use Linux Help Resources

    You will start the lab by learning to use the help resources available for Linux utilities, including man, info, the --help flag, and others.

  3. Challenge

    Search the Linux File System

    Finding files and utilities you need is key, so in this challenge you’ll learn how to search the Linux file system.

  4. Challenge

    Use Linux Network Tools

    In this challenge, you’ll learn how to utilize Linux network tools to learn about your networking configuration.

  5. Challenge

    Get Started with Linux Shell Scripting

    To finish up the lab, you’ll learn how to use Linux Shell scripting to start automation.

  6. Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

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Wes Novack

Wes is an Architect and Engineer specializing in public cloud systems and web scale SaaS Operations. He designs, builds, and manages applications and systems that enable highly-available infrastructure, continuous delivery pipelines, and rapid releases in large, polyglot microservice ecosystems. Wes uses a variety of languages, frameworks, and tooling to build applications, define Infrastructure as Code, drive automation, and eliminate toil. He is vocal in the tech community by participating in mentorship, workshops and conferences, and is a Pluralsight Author. Wes is an advocate for Software Craft and the CALMS of DevOps; Culture, Automation, Lean, Measurement, and Sharing.

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