Useful shortcuts

Shortcuts.md

Bash

• Ctrl r -> Search history

  • Ctrl r (again) -> Next match
  • tab -> Show all options

• Ctrl p -> Previous command

• Ctrl n -> Next command

• Ctrl a -> Beginning of line

• Ctrl e -> End of line

• Alt b -> Back one word

• Alt f -> Forward one word

• Ctrl k -> Delete to end of line

• Ctrl u -> Delete to begining of line

• Alt d -> Delete to end of word

• Ctrl w (Alt backspace) -> Delete to beginning of word

• cd - -> Change to last dir

• pushd

  -> Mark current dir & go to

• popd -> Go to marked directory

• z -> Fuzzy cd (rupa/z)

• j -> Autojump

• find -> e.g. find / -name

• ag -> Faster grep (the silver searcher)

• tree

• !! -> Last command, e.g. sudo !!

• man bash

VIM

• Ctrl N -> Autocomplete

• H -> Move to top of screen

• M -> Move to middle of screen

• L -> Move to bottom of screen

• :grep

• :cn -> Next match

Visual mode

• o -> Move to other end of marked area

Macro

• q -> Start record
• qq -> Stop record
• @ -> Repeat record
• @@ -> Repeat last macro

Ubuntu only

Terminator

• Ctrl Shift E -> Split vertically
• Ctrl Shift O -> Split horizontally
• Ctrl Shift P (Ctrl Shift Tab) -> Focus previous
• Ctrl Shift N (Ctrl Tab) -> Focus next
• Ctrl Shift W -> Close focused
• Ctrl Shift Q -> Exit terminator
• Ctrl Shift X -> Enlarge active

Nautilus

• Ctrl H -> Show hidden files
• Alt Enter -> File properties