Complete a file or command name: nobody types full paths
Cheat sheet · 10 commands
Keyboard shortcuts
The fastest wins on the command line are not commands at all. Tab completion and Ctrl+R history search alone save more typing than any alias you will ever write.
The 3 you will use every day
Search your command history as you type (then Enter to run)
Insert the last argument of the previous command
The full sheet
- Tab Complete a file or command name: nobody types full paths
- Ctrl+R Search your command history as you type (then Enter to run)
- Ctrl+C Stop the running command
- Ctrl+D End of input / log out of the shell
- Ctrl+Z Suspend the current job (then fg or bg)
- Ctrl+L Clear the screen (same as clear)
- Ctrl+AorCtrl+E Jump to the beginning / end of the line
- Ctrl+WorCtrl+U Delete the previous word / the whole line
- Alt+. Insert the last argument of the previous command
- UporDown Walk through previous commands
Practise these for real in the interactive course,
or keep every sheet, chapter and fix in one book: The Linux Command Line Handbook.