Shortcut | Description |
Ctrl+B | Moves the cursor backward one character. |
Ctrl+C | Cancels the currently running command. |
Ctrl+D | Logs out of the current session. |
Ctrl+F | Moves the cursor forward one character. |
Ctrl+H | Erase one character. Similar to pressing backspace. |
Ctrl+P | Paste previous line(s). |
Ctrl+S | Stops all output on-screen (XOFF). |
Ctrl+Q | Turns all output stopped on-screen back on (XON). |
Ctrl+U | Erases the complete line. |
Ctrl+W | Deletes the last word typed. For example, if you typed ‚mv file1 file2‘ this shortcut would delete file2. |
Ctrl+Z | Cancels current operation, moves back a directory or takes the current operation and moves it to the background. |
