Command-line editing

Quiz by Nasir Nawaz, created more than 1 year ago

If you type something wrong on a command line, the bash shell ensures that you don’t have to delete the entire line and start over. Likewise, you can recall a previous command-line and change the elements to make a new command.

	Created by Nasir Nawaz about 7 years ago

If you type something wrong on a command line, the bash shell ensures that you don’t have to delete the entire line and start over. Likewise, you can recall a previous command-line and change the elements to make a new command.

Command-line editing

Question 1 of 22

This moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line.

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Question 2 of 22

Go forward one character.

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Question 3 of 22

Go backward one character.

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Question 4 of 22

Go forward one word.

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Question 5 of 22

Go backward one word.

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Question 6 of 22

Go to the end of the line.

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Question 7 of 22

Clear screen and leave line at the top of the screen.

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Question 8 of 22

Delete the current character.

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Question 9 of 22

Delete the previous character.

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Question 10 of 22

Switch positions of current and previous characters

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Question 11 of 22

Switch positions of current and previous words

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Question 12 of 22

Change the current word to uppercase.

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Question 13 of 22

Change the current word to lowercase.

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Question 14 of 22

Change the current word to an initial capital.

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Question 15 of 22

Add a special character. For example, to add a Tab character, press Ctrl+V+Tab.

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Question 16 of 22

Cut text to the end of the line.

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Question 17 of 22

Cut text to the beginning of the line.

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Question 18 of 22

Cut the word located behind the cursor.

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Question 19 of 22

Cut the word following the cursor.

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Question 20 of 22

Paste most recently cut text.

Add a special character. For example, to add a Tab
character, press Ctrl+V+Tab.