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Keyboard shortcut keys
Command line shortcuts
Introduction Shortcuts
are designed to help shorten the time required to perform
frequently used commands or actions. In the below sections we
have listed keyboard shortcut keys that can be performed by
pressing two or more keys at once. In addition to keyboard
shortcut keys, we have also listed command line shortcut keys that
can be typed in at the shell. Please note that the below shortcut keys and command line
shortcuts will not work on all variants of Unix and/or
Linux. Keyboard shortcut
keys
| CTRL + B |
Moves the cursor
backward one character. |
| CTRL + C |
Cancels the
currently running command. |
| CTRL + D |
Logs out of the
current session. |
| CTRL + F |
Moves the cursor
forward one character. |
| CTRL + H |
Erase one character.
Similar to pressing backspace. |
| CTRL + P |
Paste previous line
and/or lines. |
| CTRL + S |
Stops all output on
screen (XOFF). |
| CTRL + Q |
Turns all output
stopped on screen back on (XON). |
| CTRL + U |
Erases the complete
line. |
| CTRL + W |
Deletes the last
word typed in. For example, if you typed 'mv file1 file2'
this shortcut would delete file2. |
| CTRL + Z |
Cancels current
operation, moves back a directory and/or takes the current
operation and moves it to the background. See bg
command for additional information about background. |
Command line shortcuts In addition to the below command line
shortcuts, it is also helpful to use the alias
command that allows you to specify a keyword for frequently
used commands or mistakes.
| ~ |
Moves to the user's
home directory. |
| !! |
Repeats the line
last entered at the shell. See history
command for previous commands. |
| !$ |
Repeats the last
argument for the command last used. See history
command for previous commands. |
| reset |
Resets the terminal
if terminal screen is not displaying correctly. |
| shutdown
-h now |
Remotely or locally
shuts the system down. |
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