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This is a list of terminal commands that save me a lot of time.
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Stop using the arrow keys and navigate the command line more quickly with

  • ctrl+A: moves to the start of the line
  • ctrl+E: moves to the end of the line
  • ctrl+B: move back one character
  • ctrl+F: move forward one character
  • esc+B: move back one word
  • esc+F: move forward one word
  • ctrl+U: delete from the cursor to the beginning of the line
  • ctrl+K: delete from the cursor to the end of the line
  • ctrl+W: delete from the cursor to the beginning of the current word
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