Command Line Shortcuts

Question 1

Backspace

Answer 1

delete previous character

Question 2

CTRL-d

Answer 2

delete current character (like a windows delete key)

Question 3

CTRL-k

Answer 3

delete rest of line

Question 4

CTRL-a

Answer 4

go to start of line (home)

Question 5

CTRL-e

Answer 5

go to end of line (end)

Question 6

CTRL-b

Answer 6

go backwards without deleting

Question 7

CTRL-f

Answer 7

go forward without deleting

Question 8

TAB

Answer 8

complete filename or command up to the point of uniqueness

Question 9

CTRL-u

Answer 9

cancel from cursor to beginning of line

Question 10

CTRL-p

Answer 10

show the last command typed, then the one before that, etc.

Question 11

CURSOR-up

Answer 11

show the last command typed, then the one before that, etc.

Question 12

CTRL-n

Answer 12

go forwards in the history of commands

Question 13

CURSOR-down

Answer 13

go forwards in the history of commands

Question 14

CTRL-c

Answer 14

cancel the processes after it has started

Question 15

CTRL-z

Answer 15

suspend a running process (e.g. in order to do something else in between; you can then put the process in the background with bg)

Question 16

CTRL-l

Answer 16

redraws the screen

Question 17

delete previous character

Answer 17

Backspace

Question 18

delete current character (like a windows delete key)

Answer 18

CTRL-d

Question 19

delete rest of line

Answer 19

CTRL-k

Question 20

go to start of line (home)

Answer 20

CTRL-a

Question 21

go to end of line (end)

Answer 21

CTRL-e

Question 22

go backwards without deleting

Answer 22

CTRL-b

Question 23

go forward without deleting

Answer 23

CTRL-f

Question 24

complete filename or command up to the point of uniqueness

Answer 24

TAB

Question 25

cancel from cursor to beginning of line

Answer 25

CTRL-u

Question 26

show the last command typed, then the one before that, etc.

Answer 26

CTRL-p

Question 27

show the last command typed, then the one before that, etc.

Answer 27

CURSOR-up

Question 28

go forwards in the history of commands

Answer 28

CTRL-n

Question 29

go forwards in the history of commands

Answer 29

CURSOR-down

Question 30

cancel the processes after it has started

Answer 30

CTRL-c

Question 31

suspend a running process (e.g. in order to do something else in between; you can then put the process in the background with bg)

Answer 31

CTRL-z

Question 32

redraws the screen

Answer 32

CTRL-l

Question 33

Open mode CTRL-d

Answer 33

signals end of file

Question 34

CTRL-s

Answer 34

suspends the screen display

Question 35

CTRL-q

Answer 35

restarts suspended display

Question 36

signals end of file

Answer 36

Open mode CTRL-d

Question 37

suspends the screen display

Answer 37

CTRL-s

Question 38

restarts suspended display

Answer 38

CTRL-q

Question 39

deletes word before cursor

Answer 39

CTRL-w

Question 40

advance word left

Answer 40

ALT-left

Question 41

advance word right

Answer 41

ALT-right

Question 42

run that last command in history

Answer 42

!-command

Question 43

CTRL-w

Answer 43

deletes word before cursor

Question 44

ALT-left

Answer 44

advance word left

Question 45

ALT-right

Answer 45

advance word right

Question 46

!-command

Answer 46

run that last command in history