title: Bash command line movement and deletion shortcuts tags: unix,bash
If you have typed in
Man I was mean, but I'm changing my scene
And then press alt shift b (the shift may not be needed) twice the cursor will go back to the m of my.
(alt shift f moves in the opposite direction, incidentally)
Press alt shift d it will delete the word my. Press it again and it will then delete scene.
Press ctl d and you will delete not the word but a single character under the cursor.
Press ctl k and you will delete everything after the position. ctl u everything before.
Press ctl _ and you will undo your command line edits.