🖥️readline
➡️This is a command-line reference manual for commands and command combinations that you don’t use often enough to remember it. This cheatsheet explains the readline command with important options and switches using examples.
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Moving around
Ctrl-b Move the cursor one character ⇦ to the left
Ctrl-f Move the cursor one character ⇨ to the right
Alt-b Move the cursor one word ⇦ to the left
Alt-f Move the cursor one word ⇨ to the right
Ctrl-a Move the cursor ⇤ to the start of the line
Ctrl-e Move the cursor ⇥ to the end of the line
Ctrl-x-x Move the cursor ⇤⇥ to the start, and to the end again
Cut, copy and paste
Backspace Delete the character ⇦ to the left of the cursor
DEL
Ctrl-d Delete the character underneath the cursor
Ctrl-u Delete everything ⇤ from the cursor back to the line start
Ctrl-k Delete everything ⇥ from the cursor to the end of the line
Alt-d Delete word ⇨ until before the next word boundary
Ctrl-w Delete word ⇦ until after the previous word boundary
Ctrl-y Yank/Paste prev. killed text at the cursor position
Alt-y Yank/Paste prev. prev. killed text at the cursor position
History
Ctrl-p Move in history one line ⇧ before this line
Ctrl-n Move in history one line ⇩ after this line
Alt-> Move in history all the lines ⇩ to the line currently being entered
Ctrl-r Incrementally search the line history ⇧ backwardly
Ctrl-s Incrementally search the line history ⇩ forwardly
Ctrl-J End an incremental search
Ctrl-G Abort an incremental search and restore the original line
Alt-Ctrl-y Yank/Paste arg. 1 of prev. cmnd at the cursor position
Alt-.
Alt-_ Yank/Paste last arg of prev. cmnd at the cursor position
Undo
Ctrl-_
Ctrl-x
Ctrl-u Undo the last editing command; you can undo all the way back to an empty line
Alt-r Undo all changes made to this line
Ctrl-l Clear the screen, reprinting the current line at the top
Ctrl-l Clear the screen, reprinting the current line at the top
Completion
TAB Auto-complete a name
Alt-/ Auto-complete a name (without smart completion)
Alt-? List the possible completions of the preceeding text
Alt-* Insert all possible completions of the preceeding text
Transpose
Ctrl-t Transpose/drag char. before the cursor ↷ over the character at the cursor
Alt-t Transpose/drag word before the cursor ↷ over the word at/after the cursor
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Cheatsheets are an excellent complement to other information sources like Linux man-pages, Linux help, or How-To’s and tutorials, as they provide compact and easily accessible information. While man-pages and detailed tutorials often contain comprehensive explanations and extensive guides, cheatsheets summarize the most important options forthe command readline in a clear format. This allows users to quickly access the needed information for readline without having to sift through lengthy texts. Especially in stressful situations or for recurring tasks, cheatsheets for readline are a valuable resource to work efficiently and purposefully.
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