Konsole delete word.md

Konsole delete word

By Raymond Li (Raymo111) 29 August 2021

To map shortcuts like Ctrl+Bksp/Del to delete words backwards and forwards in Konsole:

1. Go to Settings > Edit Current Profile... > Keyboard > Edit...`
2. Edit (or add) the following key combos if they don't already exist:

Key Combination	Output	(Explanation)
Backspace-Ctrl	\x7f	Backspace without Ctrl should just delete the character before the cursor
Backspace+Ctrl	\E\b	Backspace with Ctrl should delete the word before the cursor. ^H should be encoded as \x08 (ascii control character code in hex) but Konsole converts that to \b, it's code for backspace.
Del	\E[3~	Self-explanatory
Del+AnyModifier	\E[3;*~	Came with Konsole, we don't touch it
Del+Ctrl	\Ed	Escape is \E in console, and Escape+D in bash deletes the word after the cursor

Save and exit. 🎉 now your delete word keyboard shortcuts work.

Thanks for sharing! For those who are looking to move the cursor forward and backward by a word, you can use the below.

Key Combination	Output	(Explanation)
Left+Ctrl	\Eb	Move cursor backward one word
Right+Ctrl	\Ef	Move cursor forward one word