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Becoming Productive In Bash Using The Keyboard Shortcuts

Submitted by sudheer on Mon, 07/05/2010 - 00:02

Moving around

You can use the arrow keys on keyboard to move around in the command line. Bash also provides convenient keyboard short cuts to navigate effectively. Try them out and see for yourself.

To become a Bash pro user you have to get yourself familiar with the keyboard shortcuts. Once you do, you'll find yourself productive.

CTRL+b move backward one character
CTRL+f move forward one character
ESC+b move one word backward
ESC+f move one word forward
CTRL+a move to beginning of line
CTRL+e move to end of line
CTRL+p move to previous line
CTRL+n move to next line
ESC+< move to first line of history list
ESC+> move to last line of history list

Moving around words using ESC+f and ESC+b are my favourites in this list. Jumping to first and last lines of the history list is also useful.


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