Bash command line shortcuts Cheat Sheet by clyde.stiller
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Bash Editing Shortcuts
| Ctrl + k |
delete from cursor to the end of the command line |
| Ctrl + y |
paste word or text that was cut using one of the deletion shortcuts |
| Ctrl + xx |
move between start of command line and current cursor position |
| Alt + b |
move backward one word |
| Alt + f |
move forward one word |
| Alt + d |
delete to end of word starting at cursor |
| Alt + c |
capitalize to end of word starting at cursor |
| Alt + u |
make uppercase from cursor to end of word |
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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 |
| !* |
the previous command except for the last word |
| !n |
Execute nth command in history |
| !$ |
Last argument of last command |
| !^ |
First argument of last command |
| ^abc |
Replace first occurance of abc with xyz in last command and execute it |
Command Recall Shortcuts
| Ctrl + g |
escape from history searching mode |
| Alt + . |
use the last word of the previous command |
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Bash Editing Shortcuts 2
| Alt-Ctrl-] x |
moves the cursor backwards to the previous occurance of x |
| Alt-] x |
moves the cursor forward to the next occurance of x |
| Ctrl+t |
swap character under cursor with the previous one |
| Alt + t |
swap current word with previous |
| Alt + l |
make lowercase from cursor to end of word |
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