1. Move the blinking cursor to the beginning or end of the command line:
2. Move the blinking cursor one word backward or forward:
- Backward (previous word):
Alt + B
- Forward (next word):
Alt + F
3. Search command history recursively:
Ctrl + R → Searches your command history recursively to find previously executed commands.
4. Clear text from the cursor to the end of the line:
5. Paste (Yank) the last cut text:
- Pastes the text that was last cut (for example, using
Ctrl + K or other kill commands).
6. Cut the word before the cursor:
- Cuts the word immediately before the cursor.
7. Cut all text from the cursor to the beginning of the line:
- Cuts all text from the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
8. Delete from the cursor to the end of the current word:
- Deletes all characters from the cursor to the end of the current word.
9. Clear the terminal screen:
- Clears the terminal screen without closing the current session.
10. Auto-complete commands and file names:
- Automatically completes commands, file names, and directory names whenever possible.