Tag: keyboard
Bash shell keyboard shortcuts
by Rootadmin on Dec.10, 2009, under Uncategorized
Here is a list of some bash keyboard shortcuts you may or may not find useful
Alt + B Move cursor backward one word on the current line
Alt + F Move cursor forward one word on the current line
Ctrl + A Go to the beginning of the line you are currently typing on
Ctrl + C Kill whatever you are running
Ctrl + D Exit the current shell
Ctrl + E Go to the end of the line you are currently typing on
Ctrl + H Same as backspace
Ctrl + K Clear the line after the cursor
Ctrl + L Clears the Screen, similar to the clear command
Ctrl + U Clears the line before the cursor position. If you are at the end of the line, clears the entire line.
Ctrl + R Let’s you search through previously used commands
Ctrl + T Swap the last two characters before the cursor
Ctrl + W Delete the word before the cursor
Ctrl + Z Puts whatever you are running into a suspended background process. fg restores it.
Esc + T Swap the last two words before the cursor
Tab Auto-complete files and folder names



