Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Linux terminal commands that will rock your world!

I was surprised at how not so overly hyperbolic this title turned out to be.

http://www.improgrammer.net/11-linux-terminal-commands-that-will-rock-your-world/

Right up front we get:

The following keyboard shortcuts are incredibly useful and will save you loads of time:
  • CTRL + U – Cuts text up until the cursor.
  • CTRL + K – Cuts text from the cursor until the end of the line
  • CTRL + Y – Pastes text
  • CTRL + E – Move cursor to end of line
  • CTRL + A – Move cursor to the beginning of the line
  • ALT + F – Jump forward to next space
  • ALT + B – Skip back to previous space
  • ALT + Backspace – Delete previous word
  • CTRL + W – Cut word behind cursor
  • Shift + Insert – Pastes text into terminal
Followed by a bunch more really useful tips.