Monthly Archive for April, 2009

Moving:
Ctrl + a -> Go to the beginning of the line you are currently typing on.
Ctrl + e -> Go to the end of the line you are currently typing on
Alt + f -> Move cursor forward one word on the current line.
Esc + f -> Some as Alt + f, takes you forward by one word while typing a command.
Alt + b -> Move cursor backward one word on the current line.
Esc + b -> Some as Alt + b, takes you back by one word while typing a command.

Editing:
Ctrl + u -> Clears the line before the cursor position. If you are at the end of the line, clears the entire line.
Ctrl + k -> Clear the line after the cursor. If you are at the beginning of the line, clears the entire line.
Ctrl + w -> Delete the word before the cursor.
Ctrl + h -> Same as backspace, also deletes one letter at a time from the command you are typing in.
Ctrl + t -> Swap the last two characters before the cursor.
Esc + t -> Swap the last two words before the cursor.
Tab -> Auto-complete files and folder names.

Other:
Ctrl + l -> Clear screen (same as clear command).
Ctrl + r -> Let’s you search through previously used commands.
Esc + p -> Like Ctrl + r, lets you search through the previously given commands.
Esc + . -> Gives the last command, what you typed.
Ctrl + c -> Kill the current command or process.
Ctrl + z -> Puts whatever you are running into a suspended background process, than fg restores it.
Ctrl + d -> Exit the current shell.