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updated: 04/12/2026
created: 04/06/2026
- Shell Tricks That Actually Make Life Easier - The “Works (Almost) Everywhere” Club:
- delete the word before the cursor
CTRL + W - cut everything from the cursor to the beginning of the line
CTRL + U - to paste ("yank") contents into prompt
CTRL + Y - jump to beginning of line
CTRL + A - jump to end of line
CTRL + E - move backward one word
ALT + B - move forward one word
ALT + F