List of Bash Shortcuts
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Learn Bash Shortcuts for Linux
Editing Shortcuts
| Action | Bash Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Tab | Ctrl + I |
| New Line | Ctrl + J |
| Enter | Ctrl + M |
| Paste Last Thing to be Cut | Ctrl + Y |
| Undo | Ctrl + _ |
| Upper the case Every Character Form Cursor | Alt + U |
| Lower the case Every Character Form Cursor | Alt + L |
| Capitalize Character Under Cursor and Move to End of the Word | Alt + C |
| Cancel Changes and Put Back the Line | Alt + R |
| Delete Character Under Cursor | Ctrl + D |
| Delete Character From Left | Ctrl + H |
| Delete Word before Cursor | Alt + Delete |
| Delete Word after Cursor | Alt + D |
| Clear Screen | Ctrl + L |
| Escape | Ctrl + [ |
| Cut Word Before Cursor to Clipboard | Ctrl + W |
| Cut Line After Cursor to Clipboard | Ctrl + K |
| Cut Line Before Cursor to Clipboard | Ctrl + U |
| Swap Current Word with Previous | Alt + T |
| Swap Last Character before Cursor | Ctrl + T |
| Swap Last Two Words Before Cursor | Esc + T |
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Emacs and Vi Mode Shortcuts
| Action | Bash Shortcut keys |
|---|---|
| Set Emacs Mode | $set -o emacs |
| Set Vi Mode | $set -o vi |
| Action | Bash Shortcut keys |
|---|---|
| Go to Beginning of Line | Home |
| Go to End of Line | End |
| Forward one character | Ctrl + F |
| Backward one character | Ctrl + B |
| Previous Command | Ctrl + P |
| Next Command | Ctrl + N |
| Back one word | Alt + B |
| Forward one word | Alt + F |
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Control Character Shortcuts
| Action | Bash Shortcut keys |
|---|---|
| ^@ | Ctrl + 2 |
| ^Escape | Ctrl + 3 |
| ^\ | Ctrl + 4 |
| ^ | Ctrl + 5 |
| ^^ | Ctrl + 6 |
| ^_Undo | Ctrl + 7 |
| ^? Backward Delete Character | Ctrl + 8 |
| Display Sequence for entering Key | Ctrl + V |
History Shortcuts
| Action | Bash Shortcut keys |
|---|---|
| Recall Last Command | Ctrl + R |
| Previous Command in History | Ctrl + P |
| Next Command in History | Ctrl + N |
| Go back to Next Most Recent Command | Ctrl + S |
| Escape from History Searching Mode | Ctrl + O |
| Repeat Last Command | Ctrl + G |
| Run Last Command Starting with abc | !! |
| Print the last Command starting with abc | !abc |
| Last Argument of Previous Command | !abc:p |
| Last Argument of Previous Command | !$ |
| All Arguments of Previous Command | Alt + . |
| Run Previous Command, replacing abc with def | ^abc^def |
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Process Controls Shortcuts
| Action | Bash Shortcut keys |
|---|---|
| Interrupt or Kill Whatever you are running | Ctrl + C |
| Clear Screen | Ctrl + L |
| Stop Output to Screen | Ctrl + S |
| Allow Output to Screen | Ctrl + Q |
| Send an EOF Marker | Ctrl + D |
| Send the signal SIGTSTP to Current Task | Ctrl + Z |
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