Bash Commands

Bash Commands

readline shortcuts / bash commands:

Esc = ALT
(esc + b = alt +b) (in case you can't use alt / mod1)

set -o vi
put readline in vi mode

set -o emacs
put readline in emacs/default mode

Tab
Autocompletes from the cursor position.

alt+bksp
delete one word back non-alphanumerically delimited

^|
(that's a pipe) sends SIGQUIT.

^_
undo typing

alt+_
Insert last argument

alt+.
insert the final argument to the last command at the cursor point

^a
cursor to beginning of line (home-key)

^b
move back one character.

alt+b
cursor one word back

^c
Sending signal SIGINT the current process you run (usually the process will be killed)

alt+c
capitalizes the character under the cursor and moves to the end of the word.

^d
delete char under cursor. If blank line send EOF, Exit/logout shell.

alt+d
cut one word after the cursor

alt+Del
cuts the word before the cursor

^e
cursor to end of line (end-key)

^f
move forward one character.

alt+f
cursor one word forward

^g
cancel history search

^h
clear one character before the cursor. (backspace)

^j
select command from history search ^r ^s

^k
cut all characters after the cursor.

^l
cLear screen

alt+l
Lowercases one word in front of the cursor

^n
scroll next command (downArrow-key)

^o
executes the found command from ^r or ^s

^p
scroll up previous commands (upArrow-key).

^r
recall history from previously used commands. (each ^r  next corresponding command)

alt+r
cancels changes and put back the line as it was (revert)

^s
back to the next recent command of the search
(careful no to execute it from a terminal because this command also launches its XOFF).
If you changed that XOFF setting, use Ctrl+q to return.

^t
swap the last two characters before the cursor.

alt+t
swap the last two words before the cursor

^u
cut all characters before the cursor.

alt+u
uppercase one word after the cursor

^v tab/enter (or any char)
insert a tab, or ^M ,etc

^w
cut one word before the cursor

^x ^e
edits the current line in the $EDITOR program, or vi

^x ^x
jump cursor to last position

^y
paste the last cut characters by CTRL+u or CTRL+k or ALT+d (yank clipboard to cursor)

^alt+y
insert first argument of previous command, (ALT + 2-9, CNTRL + ALT +y : insert nth argument)

^z
put current process into background process with signal SIGTSTP.
To restore it, use command fg [process name or job id]


misc
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PROMPT_COMMAND='history -a && history -n'
collects history from current open terminals 

cp ./test.txt{,.bak}
copies test.txt to test.txt.bak 

echo $
echos last arguemnet passed to console 

add() (IFS=+; echo $(($*))
add 2 4 2 
creates a function called add
adds 2 4 2 together

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