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| 1 | +# Basic UNIX Readline Keybindings |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +| Keybinding | Action | |
| 4 | +|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |
| 5 | +| `Ctrl-A` | Move cursor to **start** of line | |
| 6 | +| `Ctrl-E` | Move cursor to **end** of line | |
| 7 | +| `Ctrl-B` | Move cursor **back** one character | |
| 8 | +| `Ctrl-F` | Move cursor **forward** one character | |
| 9 | +| `Alt-B` (or `Esc` then `B`) | Move cursor **back** one word | |
| 10 | +| `Alt-F` (or `Esc` then `F`) | Move cursor **forward** one word | |
| 11 | +| `Ctrl-P` | Previous command in history | |
| 12 | +| `Ctrl-N` | Next command in history | |
| 13 | +| `Ctrl-R` | **Reverse**-search through history | |
| 14 | +| `Ctrl-S` | **Forward**-search (often disabled) | |
| 15 | +| `Ctrl-U` | **Kill** (cut) from cursor to start of line | |
| 16 | +| `Ctrl-K` | **Kill** from cursor to end of line | |
| 17 | +| `Ctrl-W` | **Kill** (cut) word before cursor | |
| 18 | +| `Alt-D` (or `Esc` then `D`) | **Kill** word after cursor | |
| 19 | +| `Ctrl-Y` | **Yank** (paste) last killed text | |
| 20 | +| `Ctrl-T` | **Transpose** (swap) character under cursor and previous one | |
| 21 | +| `Alt-T` (or `Esc` then `T`) | **Transpose** (swap) current and previous word | |
| 22 | +| `Alt-.` (or `Esc` then `.`) | Insert **last argument** of previous command | |
| 23 | +| `Ctrl-L` | Clear screen (**NOT** the same as running `clear`) | |
| 24 | +| `Ctrl-C` | **Cancel** current command/line (**SIGINT**) | |
| 25 | +| `Ctrl-D` | **EOF** / close shell if line empty | |
| 26 | +| `Ctrl-_` (or `Ctrl-X Ctrl-U`) | **Undo** last edit (if enabled) | |
| 27 | +| `Ctrl-X Ctrl-E` | Open current command in your `$EDITOR` for multi-line editing | |
