Ubuntu Terminal Shortcuts
Learn useful Ubuntu shortcut to sharpen your linux skills
Shortcut | |||
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Ctrl + Shift + T | Open new tab on current terminal | ||
Ctrl + Shift + W | Close the current tab | ||
Ctrl + A | Move cursor to beginning of line | ||
Ctrl + E | Move cursor to end of line | ||
Ctrl + U | Clears the entire current line | ||
Ctrl + K | Clears the command from the cursor right | ||
Ctrl + W | Delete the word before the cursor | ||
Ctrl + R | Allows you to search your history for commands matching what you have typed | ||
Ctrl + C | Kill the current process | ||
Ctrl + Z | Suspend the current process by sending the signal SIGSTOP | ||
Ctrl + L | Clears the terminal output | ||
Alt + F | Move forward one word | ||
Alt + B | Move backward one word | ||
Ctrl + Shift + C | Copy the highlighted command to the clipboard | ||
Ctrl + Shift + V or Shift + Insert | Paste the contents of the clipboard | ||
Up/Down Arrow keys | To scroll through your command history, allowing you to quickly execute the same command multiple times | ||
TAB | Used to complete the command you are typing. If more than one command is possible, you can press it multiple times to scroll through the possible completions. If a very wide number of commands are possible, it can output a list of all possible completions. |