Puredyne/Terminal Shortcuts

Terminal Shortcuts This is a list of handy shortcuts you can use in the terminal. Command Function Tab Auto-complete files and folder names Ctrl + a Go to the beginning of the line you are currently typing on Ctrl + e Go to the end of the line you are currently typing on Ctrl + l Clears the Screen, similar to the clear command Ctrl + u Clears the line before the cursor position. If you are at the end of the line, clears the entire line. Ctrl + h Same as backspace Ctrl + p Go back to the previous command in history Ctrl + n Go to the next command in history Ctrl + r Let’s you search through previously used commands Ctrl + c Kill whatever you are running Ctrl + d Exit the current shell Ctrl + z Puts whatever you are running into a suspended background process. fg restores it Ctrl + w Delete the word before the cursor Ctrl + k Clear the line after the cursor Ctrl + t Swap the last two characters before the cursor Ctrl + t Swap the last two words before the cursor Alt + t Reverse the spelling of the word in front of the cursor (bash) Reverse the order of the two words in front of the cursor (zsh) Alt + f Move cursor forward one word on the current line Alt + b Move cursor backward one word on the current line Alt + u Turn the word after the cursor into all uppercase word Alt + l Turn the word after the cursor into all lowercase word Copy & Paste Any highlighted text by the mouse can be pasted anywhere with the middle click of the mouse or by pressing the Shift-Insert key combination.