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CTRL + A
— Move to the beginning of the line -
CTRL + E
— Move to the end of the line -
CTRL + [left arrow]
— Move one word backward (on some systems this is ALT + B) -
CTRL + [right arrow]
— Move one word forward (on some systems this is ALT + F) -
CTRL + U
— (bash) Clear the characters on the line before the current cursor position -
CTRL + U
—(zsh) If you're using the zsh, this will clear the entire line -
CTRL + K
— Clear the characters on the line after the current cursor position -
ESC + [backspace]
— Delete the word in front of the cursor -
CTRL + W
— Delete the word in front of the cursor -
ALT + D
— Delete the word after the cursor -
CTRL + R
— Search history -
CTRL + G
— Escape from search mode -
CTRL + -
— Undo the last change -
CTRL + L
— Clear screen -
CTRL + S
— Stop output to screen -
CTRL + Q
— Re-enable screen output -
CTRL + C
— Terminate/kill current foreground process -
CTRL + Z
— Suspend/stop current foreground process -
!!
— Execute last command in history -
!abc
— Execute last command in history beginning with abc -
!abc:p
— Print last command in history beginning with abc
Source: http://www.geekmind.net/2011/01/shortcuts-to-improve-your-bash-zsh.html
FYI: this StackOverflow page can solve a lot of questions you might have.