Command line Linux Shortcuts

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Emacs mode

Esc, .  or  Alt + .   Insert last word in previous command line after point
Esc, Ctrl + H   or  Ctrl+w - cut the word before cursor
Esc, d or  Alt + d - cut the word after cursor
Ctrl + k - cut the all words after cursor
Ctr+y - paste the world cut in one of the previous commands
Alt + b - Move backward one word
Alt + f - Move forward one word
Alt+U - Change word to uppercase
Alt+L - Change word to lowercase
Alt+c - change character to uppercase

Cursor Positioning Commands (Emacs Mode)

Command	Description
Ctrl-B	Move cursor back (left) one character.
Ctrl-F	Move cursor forward (right) one character.
Esc b  or Alt + b	Move cursor back one word.
Esc f   or Alt + f	Move cursor forward one word.
Ctrl-A	Move cursor to beginning of line.
Ctrl-E	Move cursor to end of line.

Text Deletion Commands (Emacs Mode)

Command	Description
Del or Ctrl-H	Delete character to left of cursor.
Ctrl-D	Delete character under cursor.
Esc d	Delete word.
Esc Del or Esc Ctrl-H	Delete word backward.
Ctrl-K	Delete from cursor to end-of-line.
Ctrl-U	Delete entire line.

Command Control (Emacs Mode)

Command	Description
Ctrl-P	Previous command.
Ctrl-N	Next command.
Up arrow	Previous command.
Down arrow	Next command.
cmd-fragment Esc p	Search history for cmd-fragment, which must be the beginning of a command.
cmd-fragment Esc n	Like Esc p, but search forward.
Esc num	Repeat next command num times.
Ctrl-Y	Yank previously deleted string.

vi mode

vi mode has two submodes, insert mode and command mode. The default mode is insert. You can toggle modes by pressing Esc; alternatively, in command mode, typing a (append) or i (insert) will return you to insert mode.
Tables 8-4 through 8-10 describe the editing keystrokes available in vi mode.

Commands Available (vi's Insert and Command Mode)

Command	Description
Ctrl-P	Previous command
Ctrl-N	Next command
Up arrow	Previous command
Down arrow	Next command
Esc	Toggle mode

Editing Commands (vi Insert Mode)

Command	Description
Ctrl-B	Move cursor back (left) one character.
Ctrl-F	Move cursor forward (right) one character.
Ctrl-A	Move cursor to beginning of line.
Ctrl-E	Move cursor to end-of-line.
DEL or Ctrl-H	Delete character to left of cursor.
Ctrl-W	Delete word backward.
Ctrl-U	Delete from beginning of line to cursor.
Ctrl-K	Delete from cursor to end-of-line.

Cursor Positioning Commands (vi Command Mode)

Command	Description
h or Ctrl-H	Move cursor back (left) one character.
l or SPACE	Move cursor forward (right) one character.
w	Move cursor forward (right) one word.
b	Move cursor back (left) one word.
e	Move cursor to next word ending.
W, B, E	Like w, b, and e, but treat just whitespace as word separator instead of any non-alphanumeric character.
^ or Ctrl-A	Move cursor to beginning of line (first nonwhitespace character).
0	Move cursor to beginning of line.
$ or Ctrl-E	Move cursor to end-of-line.

Text Insertion Commands (vi Command Mode)

Command	Description
a	Append new text after cursor until Esc.
i	Insert new text before cursor until Esc.
A	Append new text after end of line until Esc.
I	Insert new text before beginning of line until Esc.

Text Deletion Commands (vi Command Mode)

Command	Description
x	Delete character under cursor.
X or Del	Delete character to left of cursor.
dm	Delete from cursor to end of motion command m.
D	Same as d$.
Ctrl-W	Delete word backward.
Ctrl-U	Delete from beginning of line to cursor.
Ctrl-K	Delete from cursor to end of line.

Text Replacement Commands (vi Command Mode)

Command	Description
cm	Change characters from cursor to end of motion command m until Esc.
C	Same as c$.
rc	Replace character under cursor with character c.
R	Replace multiple characters until Esc.
s	Substitute character under cursor with characters typed until Esc.

Character-Seeking Motion Commands (vi Command Mode)

Command	Description
fc	Move cursor to next instance of c in line.
Fc	Move cursor to previous instance of c in line.
tc	Move cursor just before next instance of c in line.
Tc	Move cursor just after previous instance of c in line.
;	Repeat previous f or F command.
,	Repeat previous f or F command in opposite direction.