command | description |
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ctrl + a | Goto BEGINNING of command line |
ctrl + e | Goto END of command line |
ctrl + b | move back one character |
ctrl + f | move forward one character |
alt + f | move cursor FORWARD one word |
alt + b | move cursor BACK one word |
command | description |
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ctrl + d | Delete the character under the cursor |
ctrl + l | Clear the screen (same as clear command) |
ctrl + p | Fetch the previous command from the history list, moving back in the list (same as up arrow) |
ctrl + n | Fetch the next command from the history list, moving forward in the list (same as down arrow) |
ctrl + u | Clear all BEFORE cursor |
ctrl + k | Clear all AFTER cursor |
ctrl + r | Search backward starting at the current line and moving 'up' through the history as necessary |
crtl + s | Search forward starting at the current line and moving 'down' through the history as necessary |
ctrl + c | kill whatever is running |
ctrl + d | Exit shell (same as exit command) |
ctrl + w | delete the word BEFORE the cursor |
ctrl + t | swap the last two characters before the cursor |
ctrl + y | paste (if you used a previous command to delete) |
ctrl + z | Place current process in background |
ctrl + _ | undo |
esc + t | Swap last two words before the cursor |
esc + . | |
esc + _ | |
alt + [Backspace] | delete PREVIOUS word |
alt + < | Move to the first line in the history |
alt + > | Move to the end of the input history, i.e., the line currently being entered |
alt + ? | |
alt + * | |
alt + . | print the LAST ARGUMENT (ie "vim file1.txt file2.txt" will yield "file2.txt") |
alt + c | |
alt + d | |
alt + l | |
alt + n | |
alt + p | |
alt + r | |
alt + t | |
alt + u | |
~[TAB][TAB] | List all users |
$[TAB][TAB] | List all system variables |
@[TAB][TAB] | List all entries in your /etc/hosts file |
[TAB] | Auto complete |
!! | Run PREVIOUS command (ie sudo !! ) |
!vi | Run PREVIOUS command that BEGINS with vi |
cd - | change to PREVIOUS working directory |
n = job number, to list jobs, run jobs
kill %n
Example:
kill %1