bash Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

by Ryan Johnson (CITguy) via cheatography.com/138/cs/832/

bash - Movement bash - Command Control bash - Cut/Pa​ste​/Delete

Ctrl + a Ctrl + l Ctrl + u

go to the start of the command line clear screen from cursor, delete to start of line

Ctrl + e Ctrl + s Ctrl + k

go to the end of the command line stops screen output (for verbose from cursor, delete to end of line
commands)
Ctrl + xx Ctrl + w
Ctrl + q
(toggle) beginning of line/c​ursor position from cursor, delete to start of word
allow screen output (undo Ctrl+S)
Alt + b Alt + d
Ctrl + c
previous word begin from cursor, delete to end of word
terminate command
Alt + f Ctrl + d
Ctrl + z
next word end delete character under cursor
suspend comman​d/send to background
Ctrl + f Ctrl + h
(use fg to bring forward)
forward one character delete character before cursor

Ctrl + b bash - Command Recall Ctrl + y

back one character Ctrl + r after cursor, paste cut/de​leted text

search history backward

bash - Manipu​lation bash - Bang (!) Commands
Ctrl + g
Alt + c !!
escape from history search mode
from cursor, capitalize to end of word run last command
Ctrl + p
Alt + u !foo
previous command in history (walk back)
from cursor, uppercase to end of word run most recent command starting with 'foo'
Ctrl + n
Alt + l !foo:p
next command in history (walk forward)
from cursor, lowercase to end of word print most recent command starting with 'foo'
Alt + .
Alt + t !$
last word of previous command
transpose word with previous word last word of previous command (Alt + .)

Ctrl + t !*

transpose character with previous character previous command without last argument

!*:p

print previous command without last

argument

By Ryan Johnson (CITguy) Published 11th February, 2013. Sponsored by CrosswordCheats.com

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