Bash Shortcuts

Command Editing Shortcuts

CTRL+A

CTRL+E

Go to the start/end of the command line

CTRL+U

CTRL+K

Delete from cursor to the start/end of the command line

CTRL+W

OPTION+D

Delete from cursor to start/end of word (whole word if at the boundary)

CTRL+Y

Paste word or text that was cut using one of the deletion shortcuts (such as the one above) after the cursor

CTRL+XX

Move between start of command line and current cursor position (and back again)

OPTION+B

OPTION+F

Move backward/forward one word (or go to start of word the cursor is currently on)

OPTION+C

Capitalize to end of word starting at cursor (whole word if cursor is at the beginning of word)

OPTION+U

Make uppercase from cursor to end of word

OPTION+L

Make lowercase from cursor to end of word

OPTION+T

Swap current word with previous

CTRL+F

CTRL+B

Move forward/backward one character

CTRL+D

CTRL+H

Delete character after/before under cursor

CTRL+T

Swap character under cursor with the previous one

Command Recall Shortcuts

CTRL+R

Search the history backwards

CTRL+G

Escape from history searching mode

CTRL+P

Previous command in history (i.e., walk back through the command history)

CTRL+N

Next command in history (i.e., walk forward through the command history)

CTRL+_

Undo last command

OPTION+.

Use the last word of the previous command

Command Control Shortcuts

CTRL+L

Clear the screen

CTRL+S

Stops the output to the screen (for long running verbose command)

CTRL+Q

Allow output to the screen (if previously stopped using command above)

CTRL+C

Terminate the command

CTRL+Z

Suspend/stop the command

Bash Bang Shortcuts

!!

Run last command

!blah

Run the most recent command that starts with blah

!blah:p

Print out the command that !blah would run (also adds it as the latest command in the command history

!$

The last word of the previous command (same as OPTION+.)

!$:p

Print out the word that !$ would substitute

!*

The previous command except for the first word (e.g., if you type find some_file.txt /, then !* would give you some_file.txt /)

!*:p

Print out what !* would substitute