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Linux Shortcuts

Terminal shortcuts

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Function

Cursor Movement

Modifying txt
Txt editting

Cutting & pasting

Key
ctrl-A
ctrl-E
ctrl-F
ctrl-B
alt-F
alt-B
ctrl-L

Action
Move cursor to the beginning of the line
Move cursor to the end of the line
Move cursor forward one char; same as right arrow key
Move cursor backward one character; same as the left arrow key
Move cursor forward one word
Move cursor back one word
Same as "clear"

ctrl-D
ctrl-T
alt-T
alt-L
alt-U
ctrl-K
ctrl-U
alt-D

Delete char at cursor location


Transpose character at current location with the one proceeding it
Transpose word at current location with the one proceeding it
Convert char from cursor location to the end of the word to lowecase
Convert char from cursor location to the end of the word to uppercase
Kill tekst from the cursor location to the end of file
Kill txt from cursor location to beginning of line
Kill txt from the cursor location to the end of the current word
Kill txt from the cursor location to the beginning of the current word. If the cursor is at the beginning of a word,
Alt-Backspace kill the previous word.

Completion

alt-?
alt-*

Display list of all possible completions


Insert all possible completions

History

alt-<
alt->
ctrl-R

Move to top of history list


Move to bottom of history list
Reverse incremental search. Searches Incrementally from the current command line up the history list
Reverse search, non-incremental. With this key type the search string and press ENTER before the search is
performed.
Forward search, non incremental.
Exercute the current item and advance to the next one in the list.
Repeat the last command.
Repeat history list item number
Repeat the last history list item starting with string.
Repeat last history list item containing string.

History expansion

alt-P
alt-N
ctrl-O
!!
!number
!string
!?String

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