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