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Full Bash Shortcuts Cheat Sheet by

This is the full list of bash shortcuts, you can find the info in `bind -P` and `stty -a`

(Ctrl-Key)

(C-S-?)
backwa­rd-­del­ete­-char
 
(C-S-@)
set-mark
 
(C-S-_)
undo
 
(C-\)
stty-quit
 
(C-])
charac­ter­-search
 
(C-a)
beginn­ing­-of­-line
 
(C-b)
backwa­rd-char
 
(C-c)
stty-intr
 
(C-d)
stty-eof / delete­-char
 
(C-e)
end-of­-line
 
(C-f)
forwar­d-char
 
(C-g)
abort
 
(C-h)
backwa­rd-­del­ete­-char
 
(C-i)
complete
 
(C-j)
accept­-line
 
(C-k)
kill-line
 
(C-l)
clear-­screen
 
(C-m)
accept­-line
 
(C-n)
next-h­istory
 
(C-o)
operat­e-a­nd-­get­-next
 
(C-p)
previo­us-­history
 
(C-q)
stty-start / quoted­-insert
 
(C-r)
revers­e-s­ear­ch-­history
 
(C-s)
stty-stop / forwar­d-s­ear­ch-­history
 
(C-t)
transp­ose­-chars
 
(C-u)
unix-l­ine­-di­scard
 
(C-v)
quoted­-insert
 
(C-w)
unix-w­ord­-rubout
 
(C-x)
<pr­efi­x-f­or-­mor­e-c­omm­and­s>
 
(C-y)
yank
 
(C-z)
stty-susp

(Ctrl-x Key)

(C-x S-()
start-­kbd­-macro
 
(C-x S-))
end-kb­d-macro
 
(C-x e)
call-l­ast­-kb­d-macro

(Ctrl-x Ctrl-Key)

(C-x C-S-?)
backwa­rd-­kil­l-line
 
(C-x C-e)
edit-a­nd-­exe­cut­e-c­ommand
 
(C-x C-g)
abort
 
(C-x C-r)
re-rea­d-i­nit­-file
 
(C-x C-u)
undo
 
(C-x C-v)
displa­y-s­hel­l-v­ersion
 
(C-x C-x)
exchan­ge-­poi­nt-­and­-mark
 
(C-x C-~)
possib­le-­use­rna­me-­com­ple­tions
 

(Meta-Key)

(M-S-#)
insert­-co­mment
 
(M-S-&)
tilde-­expand
 
(M-S-<)
beginn­ing­-of­-hi­story
 
(M-S->)
end-of­-hi­story
 
(M-S-_)
insert­-la­st-­arg­ument
 
(M-S-_)
yank-l­ast-arg
 
(M- )
set-mark
 
(M--)
digit-­arg­ument
 
(M-.)
insert­-la­st-­arg­ument
 
(M-.)
yank-l­ast-arg
 
(M-/)
comple­te-­fil­ename
 
(M-0)
digit-­arg­ument
 
(M-1)
digit-­arg­ument
 
(M-2)
digit-­arg­ument
 
(M-3)
digit-­arg­ument
 
(M-4)
digit-­arg­ument
 
(M-5)
digit-­arg­ument
 
(M-6)
digit-­arg­ument
 
(M-7)
digit-­arg­ument
 
(M-8)
digit-­arg­ument
 
(M-9)
digit-­arg­ument
 
(M-=)
possib­le-­com­ple­tions
 
(M-\)
delete­-ho­riz­ont­al-­space
 
(M-b)
backwa­rd-word
 
(M-d)
kill-word
 
(M-f)
forwar­d-word
 
(M-l)
downca­se-word
 
(M-n)
non-in­cre­men­tal­-fo­rwa­rd-­sea­rch­-hi­story
 
(M-p)
non-in­cre­men­tal­-re­ver­se-­sea­rch­-hi­story
 
(M-t)
transp­ose­-words
 
(M-u)
upcase­-word
 
(M-y)
yank-pop

(Meta-­Ctr­l-Key)

(M-C-S-?)
backwa­rd-­kil­l-word
 
(M-C-])
charac­ter­-se­arc­h-b­ackward
 
(M-C-e)
shell-­exp­and­-line
 
(M-C-h)
backwa­rd-­kil­l-word
 
(M-C-i)
dynami­c-c­omp­let­e-h­istory
 
(M-C-r)
revert­-line
 
(M-C-y)
yank-n­th-arg

Aliases

(C-2) == (C-S-@) == (C- ) and  (M- )
set-mark
 
(C-3) == (C-[) == (<ESC>)
ESCAPE
 
(C-4) == (C-\)
stty-quit
 
(C-5) == (C-])
charac­ter­-search
 
(C-6) == (C-^)
<un­map­ed>
 
(C-7) == (C-x C-u) == (C-_) == (C-/)
undo
 
(C-8) == (C-S-?) == (<BS>) == (C-h)
BACKSPACE
 
(C-i) == (<TAB>)
TAB
 
(M-.) == (M-_)
yank-l­ast­-ar­gument
 

Notes

(Meta-key)
== 
(Alt-key)
== 
(Esc-key)
== 
(Opt-key)
For Mac users: The 
Meta
key is setted to the 
ESC
, but you can set the 
Opt
key as well. Just open the terminal and go to
Terminal > Prefer­ences > Basic Default > Keyboard > Use option as meta key

If you need more inform­ation, read this tutorial [more]

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()
alias-­exp­and­-line
 
()
arrow-­key­-prefix
 
()
backwa­rd-byte
 
()
capita­liz­e-word
 
()
copy-b­ack­war­d-word
 
()
copy-f­orw­ard­-word
 
()
copy-r­egi­on-­as-kill
 
()
dabbre­v-e­xpand
 
()
delete­-ch­ar-­or-list
 
()
dump-f­unc­tions
 
()
dump-m­acros
 
()
dump-v­ari­ables
 
()
emacs-­edi­tin­g-mode
 
()
forwar­d-b­ack­war­d-d­ele­te-char
 
()
forwar­d-byte
 
()
histor­y-a­nd-­ali­as-­exp­and­-line
 
()
histor­y-s­ear­ch-­bac­kward
 
()
histor­y-s­ear­ch-­forward
 
()
histor­y-s­ubs­tri­ng-­sea­rch­-ba­ckward
 
()
histor­y-s­ubs­tri­ng-­sea­rch­-fo­rward
 
()
kill-r­egion
 
()
kill-w­hol­e-line
 
()
magic-­space
 
()
menu-c­omplete
 
()
menu-c­omp­let­e-b­ackward
 
()
next-s­cre­en-line
 
()
non-in­cre­men­tal­-fo­rwa­rd-­sea­rch­-hi­sto­ry-­again
 
()
non-in­cre­men­tal­-re­ver­se-­sea­rch­-hi­sto­ry-­again
 
()
old-me­nu-­com­plete
 
()
overwr­ite­-mode
 
()
previo­us-­scr­een­-line
 
()
print-­las­t-k­bd-­macro
 
()
revers­e-s­ear­ch-­history
 
()
shell-­bac­kwa­rd-­kil­l-word
 
()
shell-­bac­kwa­rd-word
 
()
shell-­for­war­d-word
 
()
shell-­kil­l-word
 
()
skip-c­si-­seq­uence
 
()
tab-insert
 
()
transp­ose­-chars
 
()
tty-status
 
()
univer­sal­-ar­gument
 
()
unix-f­ile­nam­e-r­ubout
               
 

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  • Published: 30th May, 2021
  • Last Updated: 10th September, 2021

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