50+ Bash (Unix shell) Keyboard Shortcuts List!!

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Keyboard Shortcuts for Bash (Unix Shell):

In this article, we will explain the simple Keyboard Shortcuts for Bash (Unix Shell). Bash is a Unix shell and a command language.  It is used for command-line editing, job control, shell functions, and aliases.

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Last updated on Oct 04, 2020.

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Working with the process Shortcuts:

Shortcut Function
Ctrl+C It is used to Kill the current foreground process running in the terminal.
Ctrl+Z It is used to suspend the current foreground process running in bash.
Ctrl+D Helps to close the bash shell.

Controlling the screen Shortcuts:

Shortcut Function
Ctrl+L It is used to clear the screen.
Ctrl+S Helps to stop all output to the screen. This shortcut can be useful when running commands with a very long result, but you don’t want to stop the command with Ctrl + C.
Ctrl+Q This shortcut key is used to resume output to the screen after stopping it with Ctrl + S.

Moving the cursor Shortcuts:

Shortcut Function
Ctrl+AorHome It goes to the beginning of the line.
Ctrl+EorEnd It helps to go to the end of the line.
Ctrl+B This key will go left one character.
Alt+F It is used to go right one word.
Ctrl+F Helps to go right to one character.
Ctrl+X+thenX It is used to move between the beginning of the line and the current position of the cursor. This shortcut allows you to change something and return to the original position.

Deleting text Shortcuts

Shortcut Function
Ctrl+Dor
Del		 It is used to delete the character under the cursor.
Alt+D This key will delete all characters after the cursor on the current line.
Ctrl+Hor
Backspace		 Helps to delete the character before the cursor.

Correcting text shortcuts:

Shortcut Function
Alt+T This shortcut key is used to swap the current word with the previous word.
Ctrl+T It helps to swap the last two characters before the cursor with each other.
Ctrl+_ This key will undo your last keypress. We can use it multiple chances. 
Esc+T It is used to swap the last two words before the cursor.

Cut and Paste Shortcuts:

Shortcut Function
Ctrl+W Helps to cut the word before the cursor and it to the clipboard.
Ctrl+K This key is used to cut the part of the line after the cursor and add it to the clipboard.
Ctrl+U It will cut the part of the line before the cursor and add it to the clipboard.
Ctrl+Y Helps to paste the last thing you cut from the clipboard. The y here stands for yank.

Capitalizing characters shortcuts:

Shortcut Function
Alt+A This shortcut key is used to capitalize every character from the cursor to the end of the current word, converting the characters to upper case.
Alt+A It will be uncapitalized every character from the cursor to the end of the current word, converting the characters to lower case.
Alt+A Helps to capitalize on the character under the cursor. Your cursor will move to the end of the current word.

Tab completion Shortcut:

Shortcut Function
Tab This shortcut key will automatically complete the file, directory, or command you are typing.

Command history shortcuts:

Shortcut Function
Ctrl+Por↑ It is used to go to the previous command in the command history.
Ctrl+Nor↓ This key will go to the next command in the command history.
Alt+R Helps to revert any changes to a command you have called from your history if you have edited it.
Ctrl+R It is used to recall the last command matching the characters you provide. Press this shortcut and start typing to search your bash history for a command.
Ctrl+O It will run a command you found with Ctrl + R.
Ctrl+G Helps to leave history searching mode without running a command.

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