Terminal Shortcuts

For reference

Shortcuts in Bash

  • Ctrl + L Clears the screen
  • Ctrl + c Terminate the command
  • Ctrl + R Search command history backwards
  • Ctrl + a go to the start of the command line
  • Ctrl + e go to the end of the command line
  • Ctrl + k delete from cursor to the end of the command line
  • Ctrl + u delete from cursor to the start of the command line
  • Ctrl + w delete from cursor to start of word
  • Alt + b move backward one word (or go to start of word the cursor is currently on)
  • Alt + f move forward one word (or go to end of word the cursor is currently on)
  • Alt + d delete to end of word starting at cursor
  • Alt + c capitalize to end of word starting at cursor
  • Alt + u make uppercase from cursor to end of word
  • Alt + l make lowercase from cursor to end of word
  • Alt + t swap current word with previous
  • !! run last command
  • !word – run the most recent command that starts with ‘word’

Shortcuts Pantheon Terminal

  • Ctrl + D Closes active tab
  • Ctrl + Shift + W Closes tab
  • Ctrl + Shift + T Opens new tab
  • Alt + <1-9> Jumps to first-ninth tab
  • Ctrl + Plus Increase font size
  • Ctrl + Minus Decrease font size
  • Ctrl + C Copy selected text (if there is nothing selected, it will terminate the current process)
  • Ctrl + V Paste clipboard text
  • Ctrl + Shift + N Open new window
  • Ctrl + Shift + F Open search field
  • Ctrl + Shift + A Select all text
  • Ctrl + Shift + Right Next Tab
  • Ctrl + Shift + Left Previous Tab
Arumugam Jeganathan

Arumugam Jeganathan

A Java developer by profession, everything* developer at pastime, a Linux enthusiast, hobbyist photographer, F.R.I.E.N.D.S fanatic and Hollywood aficionado.
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