Phase 1 / 11 · Trips 1–15

Linux CLI Fundamentals

Navigate Linux, understand the filesystem, and manipulate files confidently.

Walkthroughs planned

The path begins here. No Linux command-line experience is assumed.

  1. Trip 1Need to know where I amUse pwd, ls, and cd →
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  2. Trip 2Need to create files and directoriesUse mkdir, touch, and rmdir →
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  3. Trip 3Need to copy and move filesUse cp, mv, and rm →
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  4. Trip 4Need to inspect file contentsUse cat, less, head, and tail →
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  5. Trip 5Need to understand file pathsWork with absolute paths, relative paths, . and .. →
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  6. Trip 6Need to find filesUse find and filename patterns →
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  7. Trip 7Need to search file contentsUse grep and regular expressions →
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  8. Trip 8Need to combine commandsUse pipes and tee →
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  9. Trip 9Need to redirect command outputUse >, >>, and 2> →
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  10. Trip 10Need to understand command failuresInspect exit codes with $? →
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  11. Trip 11Need to get command helpUse man, --help, and type →
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  12. Trip 12Need to understand file permissionsUse ls -l, chmod, and chown →
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  13. Trip 13Need to understand users and groupsUse id, whoami, and groups →
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  14. Trip 14Need temporary administrator accessUse sudo safely →
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  15. Trip 15Need to compress and extract filesUse tar, gzip, and unzip →
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Checkpoint · Phase 1

Navigate an unfamiliar directory tree, locate configuration files, extract an archive, and identify permission problems.

Mark this checkpoint when you can achieve the outcome independently.

Not yet achieved