Command prompt keyboard shortcutkeys

Linux / Unix Command prompt supports huge number of shortcut keys. If you familiar with the shortcut keys you can utilize the command prompt very faster. The more practice on the shortcut keys will give you more speed in the command prompt. Below are the shortcut keys.

To move cursor one word backword

esc  +b 

To move cursor one word forward

esc  +f

To move cursor to the starting of the line

ctrl +a 

To move cursor one letter backword

ctrl +b      

Terminate foreground job

ctrl +c         

To Logout of the terminal

ctrl +d  

To move cursor to the end of the line

ctrl +e

To move cursor forward

ctrl +f

To delete one letter backward like backspace

ctrl +h 

To delete contents from where the pointer to left side end

ctrl +u

To delete contents from where the pointer to Right side end.

ctrl +k       

To delete one word from where the pointer to one word on left side

crtl +w 

To move cursor one letter forward

ctrl +f

To display the previously executed Command

ctrl +p     

To display the next command when ctrl +p is used

ctrl +n    

To Clear the screen

ctrl +l

To execute a command like hitting ENTER

ctrl +j       

To execute a command like hitting ENTER

ctrl +o   

To pastes text previously erased (with Ctl-U or Ctl-W)

ctrl  +Y 

Short cut key to reverse search in the command history

ctrl +r

To create a new tab in pseudo terminal

ctrl + alt +t

or

ctrl + alt +T

If you copy some content and if you want to paste it in terminal

shift + insert

To logout a user from the graphical terminal (ctrl+alt+f7)

ctrl + alt + backspace