Showcase Your Linux Skills with a GitHub README Badge

Use this markdown in your README:

![Linux](https://img.shields.io/badge/Linux-FCC624?style=for-the-badge&logo=linux&logoColor=black)

The #FCC624 is the yellow from the Tux penguin logo — Linux's mascot and most recognizable brand symbol. The linux logo identifier renders the Tux penguin from Simple Icons. Note the logoColor=black parameter — on a yellow background, black provides significantly better readability than white, ensuring the Tux silhouette is clearly visible.

Linux experience varies enormously — from basic terminal commands to kernel configuration and system administration. Specify your comfort level:

• User level: Shell scripting (bash/zsh), package management (apt/yum/pacman), file permissions
• Server administration: SSH, process management (systemd), cron jobs, log management
• Networking: iptables/nftables, network namespaces, DNS configuration
• Distribution experience: Ubuntu/Debian for servers, CentOS/RHEL for enterprise, Arch for customization
• Containerization: Linux namespaces and cgroups as the foundation of Docker and Kubernetes
• Performance: top/htop, iostat, strace, perf for system investigation

Mentioning your primary distribution and daily driver status signals genuine Linux users versus occasional server SSH access.

Linux appears as the foundation of multiple technology stacks:

• Server stack: Linux + Nginx + PostgreSQL + Python/Node.js
• DevOps stack: Linux + Docker + Kubernetes + Terraform + Ansible
• Security stack: Linux + Bash + Python + Wireshark + Nmap
• Data engineering: Linux + Python + Spark + Airflow + PostgreSQL

Bash scripting experience is closely related to Linux expertise and worth mentioning alongside the Linux badge. A developer who writes maintainable shell scripts — with proper error handling, logging, and idempotency — demonstrates system-level thinking that distinguishes backend engineers from application-only developers.

Linux configuration and administration work generates Shell scripts, Python scripts, and YAML configuration files in your repositories. A profile showing strong Shell percentages alongside your primary language signals genuine infrastructure and automation work.

For pinned repositories, dotfiles repositories are a beloved Linux developer tradition. A well-organized dotfiles repo with your bash/zsh configuration, Vim/Neovim setup, tmux configuration, and installation scripts demonstrates both Linux proficiency and the discipline to maintain personal infrastructure as code. Many technical interviewers look at developers' dotfiles repos to understand how they work and what tools they value.