On bash command-line, how to delete all letters before cursor? I know Ctrl-k deletes all afterward the cursor.
On bash command-line, how to delete all letters before cursor? I know Ctrl-k deletes
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On bash command-line, how to delete all letters before cursor? I know Ctrl-k deletes all afterward the cursor.
Ctrl-u–Cut everything before the cursorOther Bash shortcuts,
Move cursor to beginning of lineMove cursor to end of lineMove cursor back one wordMove cursor forward one wordCut the last wordCut everything after the cursorPaste the last thing to be cutUndoAnd discover more via man page for bash shell:
man bashAdditional bash command-line shortcut cheat sheet: http://www.bigsmoke.us/readline/shortcuts
See the documentation here: http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Commands-For-Killing
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