Linux User & File Management Course

User & File Management Course Overview

Table of Contents

• Content
• Standards
• Aspects
  • 👶 Introduction
  • 💪 Workout
  • 🦑 Deep
  • ✨ New
  • 🔮 Obscura

Content

Below you can find the ordered content of the topic, in a linear progression

The linear progression of content aims to cover all content, course by course, workout by workout as follows:

• first course is the only core one, denoted by its manifest
• the next course is denoted by the first item of the next array in each course manifest
• each course has its order of workouts designated by the sections field in the same aforementioned manifest

1. linux-intro

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	what-is-linux	✅	👶 introduction	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌
2	why-use-linux	✅	👶 introduction	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌
3	which-linux	✅	👶 introduction	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌
4	hello-linux	✅	👶 introduction	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌
5	linux-common-terminology	✅	👶 introduction	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

2. bash-environment

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	using-the-terminal	✅	👶 introduction	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
2	linux-shell-variables	✅	👶 introduction	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
3	what-are-environment-variables	✅	👶 introduction	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
4	common-environment-variables	✅	👶 introduction	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
5	customizing-bash-via-bashrc	✅	👶 introduction	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

3. manipulating-environment-variables

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	manipulating-environment-variables	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
2	manipulating-environment-variables-ii	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
3	manipulating-environment-variables-iii	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
4	what-does-path-do	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌
5	adding-directories-to-your-path	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

4. file-management

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	the-directory-tree	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
2	matching-multiple-files-with-wildcards	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
3	using-which-to-find-executables	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌
4	using-find-to-search-by-filename	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
5	using-find-to-search-by-file-size	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

5. file-permissions

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	set-file-permissions-for-users	✅	👶 introduction	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌
2	more-about-chmod	✅	👶 introduction	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

name	type	aspects	standards	done
sudo-fu	tetris	💪 workout	❌	❌

6. file-management-tips

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	deleting-non-empty-directories	✅	💪 workout 👶 introduction	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
2	using-touch-to-alter-files-modification-time	✅	💪 workout 👶 introduction	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
3	wrap-text-with-fold	✅	💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
4	truncate-files-with-cat-instead-of-rm	✅	💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
5	deleting-files-in-a-secure-manner	✅	💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

7. shell

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	what-is-a-shell	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
2	the-basics-of-environment-variables	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
3	quick-cd-tips	✅	💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
4	terminal-based-browser	✅	🔮 obscura 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
5	rapidly-invoke-an-editor-to-write-a-long-complex-or-tricky-command	✅	🔮 obscura 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

8. pipelines

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	the-standard-streams-stdin-stdout-and-stderr	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
2	the-basics-of-the-pipe-operator	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
3	input-and-output-redirection-with-and	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
4	the-basics-of-command-substitution	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
5	appending-output-with	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
6	difference-between-redirection-and-pipe	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

9. user-management

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	adding-new-users-with-useradd	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
2	changing-user-passwords-with-passwd	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌
3	linux-user-management	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
4	usermod-recipes	✅	💪 workout 👶 introduction	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
5	running-a-command-as-another-local-user	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

10. user-permissions

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	users-and-groups-on-linux	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
2	file-ownership	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
3	changing-file-ownership-with-chown	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
4	changing-file-permissions-with-chmod	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌
5	changing-group-membership-with-usermod	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

11. terminal-power-user-tips

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	quick-bash-shortcuts	✅	💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
2	clear-the-terminal-instantly	✅	💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
3	retrieve-previous-arguments	✅	💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
4	useful-aliasing-in-bash	✅	💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌
5	find-any-unix-linux-command	✅	💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

12. conditions

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	conditional-command-execution-operator	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
2	else-statements-using-the-operator	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
3	sequential-execution-using-the-statement-separator	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
4	the-test-built-in	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
5	compound-commands	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

13. file-management-tips-ii

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	easy-way-of-sharing-files	✅	💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
2	finding-file-with-regexes	✅	💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
3	identify-files-using-the-file-command	✅	💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
4	working-with-gz-files	✅	💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
5	preserving-permissions-and-structure-with-rsync	✅	💪 workout 🦑 deep	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

14. default-permissions

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	understanding-umask	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌
2	the-setgid-permission	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
3	the-setuid-permission	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
4	the-sticky-bit-permission	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
5	making-a-file-unalterable-with-chattr	✅	🔮 obscura 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

15. super-users-and-root

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	su-vs-sudo	✅	👶 introduction	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
2	get-file-permissions-in-octal-form	✅	👶 introduction	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
3	granting-root-access-to-a-user	✅	💪 workout 👶 introduction	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
4	run-previous-command-as-root	✅	👶 introduction	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
5	executing-commands-with-sudo-without-password	✅	💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

name	type	aspects	standards	done
know-your-rights	fillTheGap	💪 workout	❌	❌

16. terminal-history

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	bash-history-reverse-search	✅	💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
2	keep-useful-commands-in-your-shell-history-with-tags	✅	💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
3	execute-a-command-without-saving-it-in-history	✅	💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
4	terminal-incognito-mode	✅	💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
5	clear-bash-history	✅	💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

17. pipeline-tools

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	using-xargs-to-build-commands	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
2	progress-of-data-through-a-pipe-with-pv	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
3	duplicate-pipe-content-with-tee	✅	💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
4	shebang-explained	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
5	the-2-1-redirection	✅	👶 introduction 💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

18. user-management-utilities

Insights:

no	name	content	aspects	standards	PQ	RQ	Quiz	done
1	get-to-know-your-commands-with-type	✅	💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
2	fast-file-indexing-with-updatedb-and-locate	✅	💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
3	best-password-generation-utilities	✅	💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
4	random-password-generator	✅	💪 workout	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
5	find-the-unknown-process-preventing-deleting-of-files	✅	💪 workout	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌

Exercises:

⚠️ There are no insights in this workout.

Game:

⚠️ There is no game in this workout.

Standards

✅ - At least one insight covers this

❌ - Nothing covers this

🛠️ - This standard has no objectives yet

❌ Manage files via the command line

0. ❌ Traverse the file system with cd
1. ❌ Analyze directories with ls
2. ❌ Create files with touch
3. ❌ Create directories with mkdir
4. ❌ Move or rename files with mv
5. ❌ Copy files with cp
6. ❌ Delete files with rm
7. ❌ Delete directories with rmdir
8. ❌ Output a file's contents to stdout with cat
9. ❌ Append to a file
10. ❌ Watch a file with tail
11. ❌ Distinguish relative file paths from absolute file paths

❌ Configure your shell

0. ❌ Change the colors of your terminal
1. ❌ Add data to your terminal's line
2. ❌ Change your display name
3. ❌ Change your shell
4. ❌ Add startup scripts and environment variables by modifying shell lifecycle configuration scripts

❌ Set and use environment variables

0. ❌ Inspect environment variables in your shell
1. ❌ Set environment variables manually
2. ❌ Set environment variables with a shell script, like .bash_rc
3. ❌ Use environment variables in a shell command
4. ❌ Use environment variables in a shell script

❌ Direct program input and output using stdin, stdout, pipes and redirection

0. ❌ Distinguish the purpose and output of the standard streams
1. ❌ Redirect stdout to a file
2. ❌ Use the stdout of one program as the stdin for another program with a pipe
3. ❌ Direct stdout and stderr to different places
4. ❌ Tail a stderr and stdout log in two terminal windows
5. ❌ Use pipes to direct data through multiple programs

❌ Manage users and their permissions

0. ❌ Create and remove users
1. ❌ Identify the system artifacts of a user account
2. ❌ Manage the passwords of users
3. ❌ Grant and revoke system privileges to users
4. ❌ Create and remove groups
5. ❌ Add or remove users from groups
6. ❌ Grant and revoke system privileges to groups
7. ❌ Use system administration tools like w to monitor user activity

❌ Manage files and their permissions

0. ❌ Evaluate the read, write and execution permissions of a file using POSIX-compliant permissions
1. ❌ Grant or restrict read, write, and execute permissions to users and groups
2. ❌ Determine the appropriate permissions for a file
3. ❌ Manage the ownership of a file

❌ Write shell expressions

0. ❌ Use simple unix programs such as expr to operate on numerical values
1. ❌ Use simple unix programs such as cat and grep to operate on string values
2. ❌ Compose simple unix programs to produce strings or numerical values

Aspects

Given the insights are tagged with aspects, we can filter over the linear content progression and create learning sub-paths.

These sub-path progressions will most likely not cover all content, but they will ensure and enforce an unified learning experience, tailor for the user wish.

For example, a user might be interested in new additions and updates of a language, rather than introduction lessions. Note that these sub-paths don't take games into consideration

👶 Introduction

If you are being introduced to the topic for the first time

Insights:

1. what-is-linux
2. why-use-linux
3. which-linux
4. hello-linux
5. linux-common-terminology
6. using-the-terminal
7. linux-shell-variables
8. what-are-environment-variables
9. common-environment-variables
10. customizing-bash-via-bashrc
11. manipulating-environment-variables
12. manipulating-environment-variables-ii
13. manipulating-environment-variables-iii
14. what-does-path-do
15. adding-directories-to-your-path
16. the-directory-tree
17. matching-multiple-files-with-wildcards
18. using-which-to-find-executables
19. using-find-to-search-by-filename
20. using-find-to-search-by-file-size
21. set-file-permissions-for-users
22. more-about-chmod
23. deleting-non-empty-directories
24. using-touch-to-alter-files-modification-time
25. what-is-a-shell
26. the-basics-of-environment-variables
27. the-standard-streams-stdin-stdout-and-stderr
28. the-basics-of-the-pipe-operator
29. input-and-output-redirection-with-and
30. the-basics-of-command-substitution
31. appending-output-with
32. difference-between-redirection-and-pipe
33. adding-new-users-with-useradd
34. changing-user-passwords-with-passwd
35. linux-user-management
36. usermod-recipes
37. running-a-command-as-another-local-user
38. users-and-groups-on-linux
39. file-ownership
40. changing-file-ownership-with-chown
41. changing-file-permissions-with-chmod
42. changing-group-membership-with-usermod
43. conditional-command-execution-operator
44. else-statements-using-the-operator
45. sequential-execution-using-the-statement-separator
46. the-test-built-in
47. compound-commands
48. understanding-umask
49. the-setgid-permission
50. the-setuid-permission
51. the-sticky-bit-permission
52. su-vs-sudo
53. get-file-permissions-in-octal-form
54. granting-root-access-to-a-user
55. run-previous-command-as-root
56. using-xargs-to-build-commands
57. progress-of-data-through-a-pipe-with-pv
58. shebang-explained
59. the-2-1-redirection

⚠️ There are no exercises tagged with this aspect in user-and-file-management. :warning: There are no games tagged with this aspect in user-and-file-management.

💪 Workout

Theory put into practice/that’s how you achieve X points

Insights:

1. manipulating-environment-variables
2. manipulating-environment-variables-ii
3. manipulating-environment-variables-iii
4. what-does-path-do
5. adding-directories-to-your-path
6. the-directory-tree
7. matching-multiple-files-with-wildcards
8. using-which-to-find-executables
9. using-find-to-search-by-filename
10. using-find-to-search-by-file-size
11. deleting-non-empty-directories
12. using-touch-to-alter-files-modification-time
13. wrap-text-with-fold
14. truncate-files-with-cat-instead-of-rm
15. deleting-files-in-a-secure-manner
16. what-is-a-shell
17. the-basics-of-environment-variables
18. quick-cd-tips
19. terminal-based-browser
20. rapidly-invoke-an-editor-to-write-a-long-complex-or-tricky-command
21. the-standard-streams-stdin-stdout-and-stderr
22. the-basics-of-the-pipe-operator
23. input-and-output-redirection-with-and
24. the-basics-of-command-substitution
25. appending-output-with
26. difference-between-redirection-and-pipe
27. adding-new-users-with-useradd
28. changing-user-passwords-with-passwd
29. linux-user-management
30. usermod-recipes
31. running-a-command-as-another-local-user
32. users-and-groups-on-linux
33. file-ownership
34. changing-file-ownership-with-chown
35. changing-file-permissions-with-chmod
36. changing-group-membership-with-usermod
37. quick-bash-shortcuts
38. clear-the-terminal-instantly
39. retrieve-previous-arguments
40. useful-aliasing-in-bash
41. find-any-unix-linux-command
42. conditional-command-execution-operator
43. else-statements-using-the-operator
44. sequential-execution-using-the-statement-separator
45. the-test-built-in
46. compound-commands
47. easy-way-of-sharing-files
48. finding-file-with-regexes
49. identify-files-using-the-file-command
50. working-with-gz-files
51. preserving-permissions-and-structure-with-rsync
52. understanding-umask
53. the-setgid-permission
54. the-setuid-permission
55. the-sticky-bit-permission
56. making-a-file-unalterable-with-chattr
57. granting-root-access-to-a-user
58. executing-commands-with-sudo-without-password
59. bash-history-reverse-search
60. keep-useful-commands-in-your-shell-history-with-tags
61. execute-a-command-without-saving-it-in-history
62. terminal-incognito-mode
63. clear-bash-history
64. using-xargs-to-build-commands
65. progress-of-data-through-a-pipe-with-pv
66. duplicate-pipe-content-with-tee
67. shebang-explained
68. the-2-1-redirection
69. get-to-know-your-commands-with-type
70. fast-file-indexing-with-updatedb-and-locate
71. best-password-generation-utilities
72. random-password-generator
73. find-the-unknown-process-preventing-deleting-of-files

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1. sudo-fu
2. know-your-rights

🦑 Deep

Prerequisite knowledge consisting of 2 or more 👶/💪 workouts

Insights:

1. preserving-permissions-and-structure-with-rsync

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✨ New

Recently added/gained traction feature

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🔮 Obscura

Stories, obscure details that don’t specifically relate to a learning objective

Insights:

1. terminal-based-browser
2. rapidly-invoke-an-editor-to-write-a-long-complex-or-tricky-command
3. making-a-file-unalterable-with-chattr

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