Only Ubuntu Linux, Bash Shell Keyboard Shortcuts For Linux Users

The default shell on most Linux operating systems is called Bash. There are a couple of important hotkeys that you should get familiar with if you plan to spend a lot of time at the command line. These shortcuts will save you a ton of time if you learn them.

Here is the List of Bash Shell Keyboard Shortcuts For Linux Users

    Ctrl + A - Go to the beginning of the line you are currently typing on

    Ctrl + E - Go to the end of the line you are currently typing on

    Ctrl + L - Clears the Screen, similar to the clear command

    Ctrl + U - Clears the line before the cursor position. If you are at the end of the line, clears the entire line.

    Ctrl + H - Same as backspace

    Ctrl + R - Let’s you search through previously used commands

    Ctrl + C - Kill whatever you are running

    Ctrl + D - Exit the current shell

    Ctrl + Z - Puts whatever you are running into a suspended background process. fg restores it.

    Ctrl + W - Delete the word before the cursor

    Ctrl + K - Clear the line after the cursor

    Ctrl + T - Swap the last two characters before the cursor

    Esc + T - Swap the last two words before the cursor

    Alt + F - Move cursor forward one word on the current line

    Alt + B - Move cursor backward one word on the current line

    Tab - Auto-complete files and folder names

    Ctrl + W - erase word before cursor

    Ctrl + Y - to paste it (as in delete and copy) all text in front of the cursor

    Esc + . (or Esc + Underscore) - Insert Last Argument

    Ctrl + b - Move back a character

    Ctrl + f - Move forward a character

    Ctrl + r - Search the history backwards

    Ctrl + xx - Move between EOL and current cursor position

    Ctrl + x @ - Show possible hostname completions

    Alt + < - Move to the first line in the history

    Alt + > - Move to the last line in the history

    Alt + ? - Show current completion list

    Alt + * - Insert all possible completions

    Alt + / - Attempt to complete filename

    Alt + . - Yank last argument to previous command

    Alt + c - Capitalize the word

    Alt + d - Delete word

    Alt + l - Make word lowercase

    Alt + n - Search the history forwards non-incremental

    Alt + p - Search the history backwards non-incremental

    Alt + r - Recall command

    Alt + t - Move words around

    Alt + u - Make word uppercase

    Alt + back-space - Delete backward from cursor

    Here "2T" means Press TAB twice

    $ 2T - All available commands(common)

    $ (string) 2T - All available commands starting with (string)

    $ /2T - Entire directory structure including Hidden one

    $ 2T - Only Sub Dirs inside including Hidden one

    $ *2T - Only Sub Dirs inside without Hidden one

    $ ~2T - All Present Users on system from "/etc/passwd"

    $ $2T - All Sys variables

    $ @2T - Entries from "/etc/hosts"

    $ =2T - Output like ls or dir
 
