Beginner friendly

Bash

The standard command-line shell and scripting language on Linux and macOS — used to automate tasks, glue programs together, manage servers, and run build and deployment pipelines. This course also covers portable POSIX shell scripting.

68 lessons ~5h 45m to complete Beginner → Advanced Free, no signup

DevOps & Scripting

Difficulty: Beginner
Version: 5.3
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Docs: Read docs

What you'll learn

A complete path from the basics to production-ready skills — work through it in order, at your own pace.

1 Level 1 — Beginner 28 lessons
2 Beginner Projects 1 lesson
3 Level 2 — Intermediate 20 lessons
4 Intermediate Projects 1 lesson
5 Level 3 — Advanced 16 lessons
6 Advanced Projects 1 lesson
7 What You Should Know Now — and What's Next 1 lesson

Ready to start learning Bash?

No prior programming experience required — every lesson starts from the basics.

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