10 Best Shell Scripting Courses for Beginners
We compared 10 Shell Scripting courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $19.99 to $209.00. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 10
- Price range
- $19.99 – $209.00
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 10 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, matched to "shell scripting" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $209.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Hands-on Introduction to Linux Commands and Shell Scripting
Offered by IBM
This course provides a practical understanding of common Linux / UNIX shell commands. In this beginner friendly course, you will learn about the Linux basics, Shell commands, and Bash shell scripting. You will begin this...
$49.00listed price -
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Bash Shell Scripting Tutorial for Beginners
Linux has a variety of different shells Like Bourne shell (sh), C shell (csh), Korn shell (ksh), TC shell (tcsh), Bourne Again shell (bash). Certainly the most popular shell is “bash”. Bash is an sh-compatible shell that...
$99.99listed price -
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Linux Fundamentals: Configure, Secure & Manage
Offered by EDUCBA
Build a strong foundation in Linux system administration by learning how to configure, secure, and manage Linux environments with Red Hat Linux and Fedora. This course takes you from the fundamentals of Linux and open-so...
$49.00listed price -
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Mastering Linux Fundamentals: From Zero to Hero
Set yourself up to master Linux, probably one of the most powerful, functioning, and widely used operating systems in the world. Learn about how to take you through from a complete beginner right through to confidently c...
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Termux Beginner to Beyond
Welcome to "Mastering Termux: Your Portable Linux Environment," an in-depth course crafted for individuals eager to harness the power of Termux, a versatile terminal emulator and Linux environment that runs seamlessly on...
$199.99listed price -
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Complete Linux Bootcamp for Beginners
This course is teaches the fundamentals of linux shell using the terminal, some insight on bash shell and we will investigate various aspects of the shell, for example scripting, using utilities like grep and sed, C and...
$199.99listed price -
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Linux for absolute beginners - Must know Linux commands
Linux system administration is one of the most in-demand skills in IT. Whether you're looking for expert test prep for the Linux Foundation Certified System Administration certification, need training to help start a new...
$19.99listed price -
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Linux Fundamentals for IT Professionals using Ubuntu
Master Linux & Ubuntu 20.04: Complete Hands-On Training for IT Professionals, DevOps Engineers & System AdministratorsTransform Your IT Career with Production-Ready Linux SkillsBecome a confident Linux profession...
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Bash Shell and Scripting Fundamentals
The course would not only serve as a stepping board to learn more lucrative languages such as Python. But it would help you to understand the small things regularly ignored by most writers and content creators. You shoul...
$49.99listed price -
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Introduction to Linux
Offered by The Linux Foundation
Never learned Linux? Want a refresh? Develop a good working knowledge of Linux using both the graphical interface and command line across the major Linux distribution families.
$209.00listed price
Best Shell Scripting Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Hands-on Introduction to Linux Commands and Shell Scripting | Coursera | IBM | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Bash Shell Scripting Tutorial for Beginners | Udemy | — | $99.99 | View → |
| 3 | Linux Fundamentals: Configure, Secure & Manage | Coursera | EDUCBA | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Mastering Linux Fundamentals: From Zero to Hero | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 5 | Termux Beginner to Beyond | Udemy | — | $199.99 | View → |
| 6 | Complete Linux Bootcamp for Beginners | Udemy | — | $199.99 | View → |
| 7 | Linux for absolute beginners - Must know Linux commands | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 8 | Linux Fundamentals for IT Professionals using Ubuntu | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 9 | Bash Shell and Scripting Fundamentals | Udemy | — | $49.99 | View → |
| 10 | Introduction to Linux | edX | The Linux Foundation | $209.00 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 10 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $209.00, with the middle of the range around $49.99 — a spread of $189.01. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
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