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Bash Shell Shortcuts

The document provides keybindings for the Ctrl and Alt keys in the terminal to perform various commands like moving the cursor, deleting text, searching history, and completing filenames. It also lists some special keybindings using the TAB key to view commands, directory listings, system users, and environment variables.

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Bash Shell Shortcuts

The document provides keybindings for the Ctrl and Alt keys in the terminal to perform various commands like moving the cursor, deleting text, searching history, and completing filenames. It also lists some special keybindings using the TAB key to view commands, directory listings, system users, and environment variables.

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MohanRaj SelvaRaj
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a - Jump to the start of the line b - Move back a char c - Terminate the command d - Delete from under the cursor e - Jump to the end of the line f - Move forward a char k - Delete to EOL l - Clear the screen r - Search the history backwards R - Search the history backwards with multi occurrence u - Delete backward from cursor xx - Move between EOL and current cursor position x @ - Show possible hostname completions z - Suspend/ Stop the command

____________ALT Key Bound___________ Alt + < - Move to the first line in the history Alt + > - Move to the last line in the history Alt + ? - Show current completion list Alt + * - Insert all possible completions Alt + / - Attempt to complete filename Alt + . - Yank last argument to previous command Alt + b - Move backward Alt + c - Capitalize the word Alt + d - Delete word Alt + f - Move forward Alt + l - Make word lowercase Alt + n - Search the history forwards non-incremental Alt + p - Search the history backwards non-incremental Alt + r - Recall command Alt + t - Move words around Alt + u - Make word uppercase Alt + back-space - Delete backward from cursor ----------------More

Special Keybindings-------------------

Here "2T" means Press TAB twice $ $ $ $ $ $ 2T - All available commands(common) (string)2T - All available commands starting with (string) /2T - Entire directory structure including Hidden one 2T - Only Sub Dirs inside including Hidden one *2T - Only Sub Dirs inside without Hidden one ~2T - All Present Users on system from "/etc/passwd"

$ $2T - All Sys variables $ @2T - Entries from "/etc/hosts" $ =2T - Output like ls or dir

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