http://teohm.com/blog/2012/01/04/shortcuts-to-move-faster-in-bash-command-line/
Basic moves
- Move back one character.
Ctrl
+b
- Move forward one character.
Ctrl
+f
- Delete current character.
Ctrl
+d
- Delete previous character.
Backspace
- Undo.
Ctrl
+-
Moving faster
- Move to the start of line.
Ctrl
+a
- Move to the end of line.
Ctrl
+e
- Move forward a word.
Meta
+f
(a word contains alphabets and digits, no symbols) - Move backward a word.
Meta
+b
- Clear the screen.
Ctrl
+l
Meta
is your Alt
key, normally. For Mac OSX user, you need to
enable it yourself. Open Terminal > Preferences > Settings > Keyboard,
and enable Use option as meta key. Meta
key, by convention, is used for operations on word.Cut and paste (‘Kill and yank’ for old schoolers)
- Cut from cursor to the end of line.
Ctrl
+k
- Cut from cursor to the end of word.
Meta
+d
- Cut from cursor to the start of word.
Meta
+Backspace
- Cut from cursor to previous whitespace.
Ctrl
+w
- Paste the last cut text.
Ctrl
+y
- Loop through and paste previously cut text.
Meta
+y
(use it afterCtrl
+y
) - Loop through and paste the last argument of previous commands.
Meta
+.
Search the command history
- Search as you type.
Ctrl
+r
and type the search term; RepeatCtrl
+r
to loop through results. - Search the last remembered search term.
Ctrl
+r
twice. - End the search at current history entry.
Ctrl
+j
- Cancel the search and restore original line.
Ctrl
+g
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