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Command-line editing
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1This moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line.
- ACtrl+A
- BCtrl+B
- CCtrl+C
2Go forward one character.
- ACtrl+F
- BCtrl+D
- CCtrl+P
3Go backward one character.
- ACtrl+B
- BCtrl+K
- CCtrl+
4Go forward one word.
- AAlt+F
- BAlt+Q
- CAlt+Y
5Go backward one word.
- AAlt+B
- BAlt+L
- CAlt+S
6Go to the end of the line.
- ACtrl+E
- BCtrl+H
- CCtrl+W
7Clear screen and leave line at the top of the screen.
- ACtrl+L
- BCtrl+X
- CCtrl+D
8Delete the current character.
- ACtrl+D
- BCtrl+X
- CCtrl+K
9Delete the previous character.
- ABackSpace
- BDelete
- CCtrl+X
10Switch positions of current and previous characters
- ACtrl+T
- BCtrl+C
- CCtrl+G
11Switch positions of current and previous words
- AAlt+T
- BAlt+D
- CAlt+X
12Change the current word to uppercase.
- AAlt+U
- BAlt+P
- CAlt+C
13Change the current word to lowercase.
- AAlt+L
- BAlt+S
- CAlt+B
14Change the current word to an initial capital.
- AAlt+C
- BAlt+B
- CAlt+M
15Add a special character. For example, to add a Tab
character, press Ctrl+V+Tab.- ACtrl+V
- BCtrl+O
- CCtrl+S
16Cut text to the end of the line.
- ACtrl+K
- BCtrl+E
- CCtrl+X
17Cut text to the beginning of the line.
- ACtrl+U
- BCtrl+B
- CCtrl+X
18Cut the word located behind the cursor.
- ACtrl+W
- BCtrl+B
- CCtrl+Z
19Cut the word following the cursor.
- AAlt+D
- BAlt+Y
- CAlt+T
20Paste most recently cut text.
- ACtrl+Y
- BCtrl+P
- CCtrl+V
21Rotate back to previously cut text and paste it.
- AAlt+Y
- BAlt+B
- CAlt+Q
22Delete the entire line.
- ACtrl+C
- BCtrl+X
- CCtrl+D
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- Description
- 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.
- Author
- Nasir Nawaz
- Language
- English
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