21 Useful Terminal Shortcuts Pro Linux Users love learning the Linux commands. You have no idea how helpful they are until you know how to use them to make your terminal sessions super productive. In this tutorial, I will walk you through the top terminal shortcuts with examples of how to Use them.
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1. Ctrl + A: Move to the start of the line2. Ctrl + E: Move to the end of the line3. Ctrl + U: Delete from the cursor to start4. Ctrl + K: Delete from the cursor to the end5. Ctrl + W: Delete a single word before the cursor6. Ctrl + L: Clear terminal screen (kind of)7. Ctrl +C: Stop the current process/execution8. Ctrl + D: Logout or exit from the terminal9. Ctrl + Z: Pause the current process10. Ctrl + R: Search command history11. Up Arrow: Show the previous command from history12. Down Arrow: Show the next command from history13. !!: Repeat the last command14. !n: Repeat the nth command from history15. Tab: Auto-complete the command16. Tab (twice): List all the possible auto-completes17. Ctrl + Shift + C: Copy the selected text18. Ctrl + Shift + V: Paste the copied text19. Ctrl + Shift + N: Open a new terminal window20. Ctrl + Shift + T: Open new tab21. Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PageDown: Switch tabsNext: Must-know Linux commandsSort: