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Keypress
Action


Ctrl + A
Go to the beginning of the line you are currently typing on


Ctrl + E
Go to the end of the line you are currently typing on


Ctrl + L
Clears the Screen, similar to the clear command


Ctrl + U
Clears the line before the cursor position. If you are at the end of the line, clears the entire line.


Ctrl + H
Same as backspace


Ctrl + R
Let’s you search through previously used commands


Ctrl + C
Kill whatever you are running


Ctrl + D
Exit the current shell


Ctrl + Z
Puts whatever you are running into a suspended background process. fg restores it.


Ctrl + W
Delete the word before the cursor


Ctrl + K
Clear the line after the cursor


Ctrl + T
Swap the last two characters before the cursor


Tab
Auto-complete files and folder names
Keypress	Action
Ctrl + A	Go to the beginning of the line you are currently typing on
Ctrl + E	Go to the end of the line you are currently typing on
Ctrl + L	Clears the Screen, similar to the clear command
Ctrl + U	Clears the line before the cursor position. If you are at the end of the line, clears the entire line.
Ctrl + H	Same as backspace
Ctrl + R	Let’s you search through previously used commands
Ctrl + C	Kill whatever you are running
Ctrl + D	Exit the current shell
Ctrl + Z	Puts whatever you are running into a suspended background process. fg restores it.
Ctrl + W	Delete the word before the cursor
Ctrl + K	Clear the line after the cursor
Ctrl + T	Swap the last two characters before the cursor
Tab	Auto-complete files and folder names