Common shortcut keys for editing in Linux Command lines (1)

This article describes how to edit shortcuts for Linux Command lines.

Linux Command Line editing shortcut:

History display command history list

← (Ctrl + p) display the previous command

Hide (Ctrl + n) display the next command

! Num: The num command in the History list.

!! Run the previous command

!? String? Execute the latest command containing string strings

Ctrl + r enter several characters and start to search for the command containing the character up. Continue to press Ctrl + r to search for the previous matched command.

Ctrl + s is similar to Ctrl + r, only forward Retrieval

Alt + <first item in the History List

Alt +> last item in the History List

Ctrl + f move the cursor one character forward, equivalent to->

Ctrl + B move the cursor one character backward, equivalent to <-

Alt + f move a word forward with the cursor

Alt + B Move a word behind the cursor

Ls! $ Execute the ls command and set the parameters of the preceding command

Ctrl + a move to the beginning of the current row

Ctrl + e move to the end of the current row

Esc + B Move to the beginning of the current word

Esc + f move to the end of the current word

Ctrl + l clear screen

Ctrl + u cut all the characters before the cursor in the command line, excluding itself)

Ctrl + k cut all the characters after the cursor in the command line, including itself)

Ctrl + d Delete the character at the cursor

Ctrl + h Delete the character before the cursor

Ctrl + y paste the deleted character

Ctrl + w cut a word before the cursor is located with space, punctuation, etc. as the separator)

Alt + d cut words after the cursor

Esc + w deletes the characters before the cursor is located and ends with spaces and punctuation marks as separators)

Ctrl + t flip the cursor and its previous character location, and move the cursor to the next character

Alt + t exchange the current and previous word locations

Alt + u converts the current word to uppercase

Alt + l convert the current word to lowercase

Alt + c converts the current word into uppercase letters

Ctrl + v Insert special characters, such as Ctrl + v + Tab to add the Tab character key

Esc + t place the cursor and its adjacent words upside down

Ctrl + c Delete the entire row

Ctrl + (x u) press Ctrl and then press x and u to cancel the previous operation.

Ctrl + s suspend the Current shell

Ctrl + q restart the suspended shell

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Backspace] = kill your current X session. Kill the graphic desktop session and return you to the logon screen. If the exit step does not work, you can use this method.

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Delete] = shut down and reboot Red Hat Linux. Close your current session and reboot the OS. This method is used only when the normal shutdown step does not work.

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Fn] = switch the screen. [Ctrl] + [Alt] + one of the function keys will display a new screen. According to the default settings, from [F1] to [F6] is a shell prompt screen, and [F7] is a graphical screen.

[Alt] + [Tab] = switch tasks in a graphical desktop environment. If you open more than one application at the same time, you can use [Alt] + [Tab] to switch between the opened task and application.

[Ctrl] + [a] = move the cursor to the beginning of the line. It can be used in most text editors and Mozilla URL fields.

[Ctrl] + [d] = logout and close from shell prompt ). You do not need to enter exit or logout.

[Ctrl] + [e] = move the cursor to the end of the row. It can be used in most text editors and Mozilla URL fields.

[Ctrl] + [l] = clear the terminal. This shortcut works the same as typing clear in the command line.

[Ctrl] + = clear the current row. If you work in a terminal, use this shortcut to clear the characters from the cursor to the beginning of the line.