COMMAND EDITING SHORTCUTS Ctrl + a - go to the start of the command line Ctrl + e - go to the end of the command line Ctrl + k - delete from cursor to the end of the command line Ctrl + u - delete from cursor to the start of the command line Ctrl + w - delete from cursor to start of word (i.e. delete backwards one word) Ctrl + y - paste word or text that was cut using one of the deletion shortcuts (such as the one above) after the cursor Ctrl + xx - move between start of command line and current cursor position (and back again) Alt + b - move backward one word (or go to start of word the cursor is currently on) Alt + f - move forward one word (or go to end of word the cursor is currently on) Alt + d - delete to end of word starting at cursor (whole word if cursor is at the beginning of word) Alt + c - capitalize to end of word starting at cursor (whole word if cursor is at the beginning of word) Alt + u - make uppercase from cursor to end of word Alt + l - make lowercase from cursor to end of word Alt + t - swap current word with previous Ctrl + f - move forward one character Ctrl + b - move backward one character Ctrl + d - delete character under the cursor Ctrl + h - delete character before the cursor Ctrl + t - swap character under cursor with the previous one COMMAND RECALL SHORTCUTS Ctrl + r - search the history backwards Ctrl + g - escape from history searching mode Ctrl + p - previous command in history (i.e. walk back through the command history) Ctrl + n - next command in history (i.e. walk forward through the command history) Alt + . - use the last word of the previous command COMMAND CONTROL SHORTCUTS Ctrl + l - clear the screen Ctrl + s - stops the output to the screen (for long running verbose command) Ctrl + q - allow output to the screen (if previously stopped using command above) Ctrl + c - terminate the command Ctrl + z - suspend/stop the command BASH BANG (!) COMMANDS !! - run last command !blah - run the most recent command that starts with 'blah' (e.g. !ls) !blah:p - print out the command that !blah would run (also adds it as the latest command in the command history) !$ - the last word of the previous command (same as Alt + .) !$:p - print out the word that !$ would substitute !* - the previous command except for the last word !*:p - print out what !* would substitute