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59 Shortcuts For Bash (Linux)

This document lists 59 keyboard shortcuts for Bash (Linux) including shortcuts for navigation, editing, process controls, history navigation, and more. Some examples include Ctrl-A to go to the beginning of the line, Ctrl-C to interrupt a running process, Ctrl-R to search the command history, and !! to repeat the last command.

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59 Shortcuts For Bash (Linux)

This document lists 59 keyboard shortcuts for Bash (Linux) including shortcuts for navigation, editing, process controls, history navigation, and more. Some examples include Ctrl-A to go to the beginning of the line, Ctrl-C to interrupt a running process, Ctrl-R to search the command history, and !! to repeat the last command.

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59 Shortcuts for Bash (Linux)

Navigation Alt+. Last Argument of Previous Command

Home/Ctrl+A Go to Beginning of Line !* All Arguments of Previous Command

Ctrl+E/End Go to End of Line ^abc^def Run Previous Command,replacing abc with def

Ctrl+F Forward one character


Process Controls
Ctrl+B Backward ine character
Ctrl+C Interrupt/Kill Whatever you are running
Ctrl+XX Toggle between start of line and cursor current
position Ctrl+L Clear Screen
Ctrl+P/Up Arrow Previous Command Ctrl+S Stop Output to Screen
Ctrl+N/Down Next Arrow Ctrl+Q Allow Output to Screen
Arrow
Ctrl+D Send an EOF Marker
Alt+B Back one word
Ctrl+Z Send the signal SIGTSTP to Current Task
Alt+F Forward one word
Emacs Mode/Vi Mode
Editing
$set -o vi Set Vi Mode
Ctrl+L Clear Screen
$set -o emacs Set Emacs Mode
Ctrl+D Delete Character Under Cursor
Ctrl+H Delete Character From Left
Alt+Del Delete Word before Cursor
Alt+D Delete Word After Cursor
Ctrl+W Cut Word Before Cursor to Clipboard
Ctrl+K Cut Line After Cursor to Clipboard
Ctrl+U Cut Line Before Cursor to Clipboard
Alt+T Swap Current Word with Previous
Ctrl+T Swap Last Character before Cursor
Esc+T Swap Last Two Words Before Cursor
Ctrl+Y Paste Last Thing to be Cut
Ctrl+_ Undo
Alt+U Upper Capitalize Every Character form Cursor
Alt+L Lower The Case Every Character Form Cursor
Alt+C Capitalize Character Under Cursor and Move to End
of the Word
Alt+R Cancel Changes and Put Back the Line
Ctrl+I Tab
Ctrl+J NewLine
Ctrl+M Enter
[Ctrl]+[[] Escape

Control Character
Ctrl+2 ^@
Ctrl+3 ^[Escape
Ctrl+4 ^\
Ctrl+5 ^]
Ctrl+6 ^^
Ctrl+7 ^_Undo
Ctrl+8 ^? Backward Delete Char
Ctrl+V Display Sequence for Enter Key

History
Ctrl+R Recall Last Command
Ctrl+P Previous Command in History
Ctrl+N Next Command in History
Ctrl+S Go back to Next Most Recent Command
Ctrl+O Execute Command found via Ctrl+R/Ctrl+S
Ctrl+G Escape from History Searching Mode
!! Repeat Last Command
!abc Run Last Commnd Starting with abc
!abc:p Print last Command starting with abc
!$ Last Argument of Previous Command

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