Mac Terminal

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Editor

Command	Description
Control + A	Jump to beginning of line
Control + E	Jump to end of line
Control + U	Delete text before cursor
Control + K	Delete text after cursor
Control + W	Delete word before cursor
Control + T	Swap last two characters before cursor
Esc + T	Swap last two words before cursor
Control + R	Search through previous commands
Control + L	Clear screen (or Command + K)
Control + C	Kill current process
Control + D	Exit shell

General

Command	Description
open <file>	Open file
open .	Open current directory
top	Display active processes
clear	Clear screen

History

Command	Description
history <number>	Display last number commands
Control + R	Search through previous commands
!*	Use arguments from previous command
!$	Use last argument from previous command
Esc + .	Print arguments from previous command
!<value>	Run previous command starting with value
!!	Run previous command

Miscellaneous

Command	Description
sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist	Stop SSH service
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist	Start SSH service

Adapted from: https://github.com/0nn0/terminal-mac-cheatsheet

Esc + F = Forward one word
Esc + B = Backward one word