bash Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

by Ryan Johnson (CITguy) via cheatography.com/138/cs/832/

bash - Movement

bash - Command Control

bash - Cut/Paste/Delete

Ctrl + A

Ctrl + L

Ctrl + U

go to the start of the command line

Ctrl + E

clear screen
Ctrl + S

go to the end of the command line

(toggle) beginning of line/cursor position

previous word begin

next word end

from cursor, delete to start of word

Alt + D
from cursor, delete to end of word
Ctrl + D

Ctrl + Z
suspend command/send to background

Ctrl + F

Ctrl + W

Ctrl + C
terminate command

Alt + F

from cursor, delete to end of line

Ctrl + Q
allow screen output (undo Ctrl+S)

Alt + B

Ctrl + K

stops screen output (for verbose

commands)

Ctrl + XX

from cursor, delete to start of line

(use fg to bring forward)

delete character under cursor

Ctrl + H

forward one character

delete character before cursor

Letters do NOT need to be uppercase

Ctrl + B
back one character
Letters do NOT need to be uppercase
bash - Manipulation
Alt + C

Alt + U

Ctrl + R
search history backward
Ctrl + G

Ctrl + P
previous command in history (walk back)

from cursor, uppercase to end of word

Alt + L

Ctrl + N
next command in history (walk forward)

from cursor, lowercase to end of word

Alt + T

Alt + .
last word of previous command

transpose word with previous word

Letters do NOT need to be uppercase

Ctrl + T

after cursor, paste cut/deleted text

bash - Command Recall

escape from history search mode

from cursor, capitalize to end of word

Ctrl + Y

transpose character with previous character

Letters do NOT need to be uppercase

bash - Bang (!) Commands
!!
run last command
!foo
run most recent command starting with 'foo'
!foo:p
print most recent command starting with 'foo'
!$
last word of previous command (Alt + .)
!*
previous command without last argument
!*:p

Letters do NOT need to be uppercase

print previous command without last

argument

By Ryan Johnson (CITguy)

Published 11th February, 2013.

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