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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.

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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

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