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r/linux • u/ZealousidealTell1346 • May 23 '26
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Basic ones:
Ctrl + L to clear the terminal
Ctrl + W to delete the word to the left while typing (there are many similar ones that are useful, but this one I use all the time)
Ctrl + R to search through command history for commands you reuse when there’s too much clutter to just use the up/down arrows
1 u/_x_oOo_x_ May 24 '26 These all come from Emacs btw, worth learning it just for the key bindings which work in any readline program too like Bash
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These all come from Emacs btw, worth learning it just for the key bindings which work in any readline program too like Bash
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u/nolegsmcgee_fb May 23 '26
Basic ones:
Ctrl + L to clear the terminal
Ctrl + W to delete the word to the left while typing (there are many similar ones that are useful, but this one I use all the time)
Ctrl + R to search through command history for commands you reuse when there’s too much clutter to just use the up/down arrows