After a long time, am writing this post. Been very busy of late because of the Liver ailment, exams & office work. This time, I am writing about Linux / Unix shortcut keys that are quite handy, useful & will save you a lot of time & inconvenience. These shortcuts work in BASH shell (Bourne Again SHell). So make sure, you're using BASH. Read on.
Ctrl+a Jump to the start of the line.
Ctrl+b
Move a character back i.e move cursor to the left.
Move a character back i.e move cursor to the left.
Ctrl+dDelete from under the cursor.
Ctrl+e
Jump to the end of line.
Jump to the end of line.
Ctrl+f
Move forward a character i.e. move cursor to the right.
Move forward a character i.e. move cursor to the right.
Ctrl+k
Delete the entire line.
Delete the entire line.
Ctrl+l
Clear the screen.
Clear the screen.
Ctrl+u
Delete backwards from the current cursor position.
Delete backwards from the current cursor position.
Alt+<
Move to the first line of the History.
Move to the first line of the History.
Alt+>
Move to the last line of the History.
Move to the last line of the History.
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