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nadir

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## bash command line shortcuts

Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:27 am

There probably is a cheatcode somewhere.
I need a few tricks only.
Jump to
end of line
beginning of line
end of word
beginning of word
Delete:
to end of line
to beginning of line
next word
previous word
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As of now i was not able to figure out when to use
alt
and when to use
ctrl
Is there any concept, or is it arbitrary?
fsmithred

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## Re: bash command line shortcuts

Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:36 pm

Here it is. I knew I'd seen it before, and I found it pretty quickly.
http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual ... ne-Editing
nadir

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## Re: bash command line shortcuts

Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:47 pm

Good, it has all i need.
Thanks
Let me safe it here
(safe must be save, so let me save that here too, in case i need to check it sometimes).
ctrl+e #jump to end of line
ctrl+a #jump to beginning of line
alt+b #jump a word back
alt+f #jump a word forward
ctrl+k #delete all until end of line
alt+d #delete to end of word
alt+del #delete to beginning of word
ctrl+w #delete to beginning of word
ctrl+u #clear actual line
ctrl+l #clear screen
For the life of me i see no rule when to use ctrl and when to use alt.
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Let me add two other tricks i know and use regulary:
!$
The last argument of the previous command
mkdir ~/Tmp/foobar
cd !$
will cd to ~/Tmp/foobar
^prev cmd^replacement^
mkdur foobarbaz
^mkudr^mkdir^
I think that should take me a long way. But i am open for more tricks.
fsmithred

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## Re: bash command line shortcuts

Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:44 am

"alt+f #jump a word forward"
Nope. That doesn't work here, alt-shift-f does it.
I didn't test everything.
Edit: It doesn't work in xfce4-terminal. alt-f opens the File menu. It does work in console, where there are no menus to open.
Edit2:

Code:
  `cd -`

Change to previous directory.
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