Bash shortcuts

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Navigate

• CTRL+a go to the start of the line (equivalent to "home" key)
• CTRL+e go to the end of the line (equivalent to "end" key)
• CTRL+f move forward by one character (equivalent to arrow to the right)
• CTRL+b move backward by one character (equivalent to arrow to the left)
• ALT+f move forward by one word
• ALT+b move backward by one word

Edit

• CTRL+h delete the character before the cursor (equivalent to backspace)
• CTRL+d delete the character after the cursor
• CTRL+k delete all characters after the cursor
• CTRL+u delete all characters before the cursor
• CTRL+w delete the word before the cursor
• CTRL+y undelete (uncut)

Transform

• CTRL+t swap the last two characters
• ALT+t swap the last to words
• ALT+u – put all characters in a word after the cursor in uppercase.
• ALT+l – put all characters in a word after the cursor in lowercase.

Replay (History)

• CTRL+r search a line in history (reverse order)
• CTRL+s search a line in history
• CTRL+g exit search mode without running the command
• CTRL+n display the next line in history
• CRTL+p display the previous line in history
• CTRL+o run the line found in history

Control

• CTRL+c stop the currently running program
• CTRL+z interrupts the running program (can be put in bg and brought back with fg)
• CTRL+l clear the screen but keep the current command
• CTRL+[ equivalent to the ESC key
• CTRL+i equivalent to TAB
• CTRL+j new line
• CTRL+m same as return key