Shortcut Keys

Links

• Bash tips and tricks

• Keyboard shortcuts in bash and zsh

History

!365	Retrieve the last command (in this example 365 is the command number).

Keys

Clear
Ctrl, k	clear characters on line after current cursor position
Ctrl, u	clear characters on line before the current cursor position
Ctrl, l	clear the screen.
Comment
Alt #	comment the current line and open a new prompt
Delete
Alt, d	delete the word in front of the cursor.
Ctrl, w	delete the word behind the cursor (also Alt Backspace).
Edit
Esc, .	brings back the last object you referred to e.g. cd ~/temp/ ls, Esc, .
Folders
cd -	goes to the last directory you were in…
Housekeeping
Ctrl, d	log out.
Ctrl, s	scroll lock - to cancel Ctrl, q
Movement
Ctrl, a	move to the beginning of the current line.
Ctrl, e	move to the end of the current line.
Ctrl, f	move the cursor forward one word.
Ctrl, b	move the cursor back one word.
Search
Ctrl, r	reverse search, Continue pressing Ctrl, r to search further back in history