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Linux Bash Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Action
Bash Navigation

Ctrl + A Move to the start of the command line

Ctrl + E Move to the end of the command line

Ctrl + F Move one character forward

Ctrl + B Move one character backward


Switch cursor position between start of the command line and the current
Ctrl + XX
position
Ctrl + ] + x Moves the cursor forward to next occurrence of x

Alt + F / Esc + F Moves the cursor one word forward

Alt + B / Esc + B Moves the cursor one word backward

Alt + Ctrl + ] + x Moves cursor to the previous occurrence of x


Bash Control/Process

Ctrl + L Similar to clear command, clears the terminal screen

Ctrl + S Stops command output to the screen


Suspends current command execution and moves it to the background
Ctrl + Z

Ctrl + Q Resumes suspended command


Ctrl + C Sends SIGI signal and kills currently executing command
Ctrl + D Closes the current terminal

Bash History
Ctrl + R Incremental reverse search of bash history
Alt + P Non-incremental reverse search of bash history
Ctrl + J Ends history search at current command

Ctrl + _ Undo previous command

Ctrl + P / Up arrow Moves to previous command


Ctrl + N / Down arrow
Moves to next command

Ctrl + S Gets the next most recent command

Ctrl + O Runs and re-enters the command found via Ctrl + S and Ctrl + R

Ctrl + G Exits history search mode

!! Runs last command

!* Runs previous command except its first word

!*:p Displays what !* substitutes

!x Runs recent command in the bash history that begins with x


Displays the x command and adds it as the recent command in history
!x:p
Same as OPTION+., brings forth last argument of the previous command
!$
!^ Substitutes first argument of last command in the current command

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!$:p Displays the word that !$ substitutes


^123^abc Replaces 123 with abc

!n:m Repeats argument within a range (i.e, m 2-3)

!fi Repeats latest command in history that begins with fi

!n Run nth command from the bash history


!n:p Prints the command !n executes
!n:$ Repeat arguments from the last command (i.e, from argument n to $)

Bash Editing
Ctrl + U Deletes before the cursor until the start of the command
Ctrl + K Deletes after the cursor until the end of the command
Ctrl + W Removes the command/argument before the cursor

Ctrl + D Removes the character under the cursor

Ctrl + H Removes character before the cursor

Alt + D Removes from the character until the end of the word

Alt + Backspace Removes from the character until the start of the word

Alt + . / Esc+. Uses last argument of previous command

Alt + < Moves to the first line of the bash history

Alt + > Moves to the last line of the bash history

Esc + T Switch between last two words before cursor

Alt + T Switches current word with the previous

Bash Information
TAB Autocompletes the command or file/directory name

~TAB TAB List all Linux users

Ctrl + I Completes the command like TAB

Alt + ? Display files/folders in the current path for help


Alt + * Display files/folders in the current path as parameter

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