Bash key binding and shortcuts

Bash Command Shortcuts

# CURSOR MOVEMENT
 ctrl-a        # go to beginning of the line
 ctrl-e        # go to end of the line
 ctrl-x        # (2 times) to remember current cursor location and move to the previous cursor location
               # cycle this command to move between current and previous cursor location
 
 ctrl-c        # leave current line intact, and move cursor to a new line (return but don't execute command)
 ctrl-j/ctrl-m # (less useful) return and execute command
 
 esc-b         # move cursor one WORD to the left 
 esc-f         # move cursor one word to the right
 
 ctrl-b        # (less useful) move cursor one char to the left
 ctrl-f        # (less useful) move cursor one char to the right
 
 
 # CUT & PASTE
 ctrl-w        # cut word to the left of cursor (or cut till the beginning of a word)
 ctrl-u        # cut everything to the left of cursor  (cut to beginning of line)
 ctrl-k        # cut everything to the right of cursor (cut to end of line)
 ctrl-y        # paste cut item
 
 # DELETE      
 ctrl-h        # delete one characters to the left of cursor
 ctrl-d        # delete one character to the right of cursor (current char)
 
 # SCREEN
 ctrl-l        # (cmd-k on Mac) to clear screen
 cmd-=         # (Mac only), zoom in  / bigger fonts
 cmd--         # (Mac only), zoom out / smaller fonts
 
 
 # COMMAND HISTORY
 ctrl-i/tab    # (2 times) to list all available command matching what's been typed. 
               # When there's only one possibility, (1 time) will auto complete.
 ctrl-r        # open up string match for your command history ( reverse-i-search )
 ctrl-p        # replace line with last typed command (multiple times will traverse up command history)