Course · Intermediate
Command Line for Data Science
In this course, you'll learn how to use the command line, an essential skill for data analysts and data scientists, to process text data or to clean data. You'll learn about the command line and why it's useful as you begin working in data science.
- Intermediate friendly
- 4 hrs
- 5 lessons
- Premium
Course overview
Learn to navigate the filesystem, manage permissions, and run scripts from the command line to support efficient, repeatable data workflows.
What's inside
5 lessons
- 01 37 minIntroduction to the Command Line
Learn about the command line — and how to use it.
- 02 42 minThe Filesystem
Learn about the filesystem and how to navigate it from the command line.
- 03 34 minModifying the Filesystem
Learn how to modify the filesystem, including creating and deleting directories, as well as copying and moving directories and files.
- 04 48 minGlob Patterns and Wildcards
Learn how wildcards can help you match filenames by building complex patterns (glob patterns).
- 05 65 minUsers and Permissions
Learn about users and permissions, and why these are important in Unix-like systems.
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