Miscellaneous
| !! | Re-execute previous command. |
| !27 | Execute command 27 in the history (look it up with: history | tail) |
| Ctrl + R | Reverse search in history (type Ctrl + R to search incrementally) |
| Ctrl + L | Clear the terminal. The same as typing clear |
| Ctrl + M | Enter/return. Useful if inside a long command. |
| Ctrl + S/Q | Freeze terminal/Restore frozen terminal |
Move and View Commands
| Ctrl + A | Go to begin of line (mnemonic: “Anfang” (DE)) |
| Ctrl + E | Go to end of line (mnemonic: “end”) |
| Ctrl + F or Arrow Right | Forward one character. |
| Ctrl + B or Arrow Left | Backward one character. |
| Alt + F or Ctrl + Arrow Right | Forward one word. |
| Alt + B or Ctrl + Arrow Left | Backward one word. |
| Shift + Page Up/Page Down | Scroll view up/down one page |
Edit Commands
| Ctrl + K | Delete from cursor to end of line |
| Ctrl + U | Delete from cursor to begin of line |
| Ctrl + W | Delete word left of cursor |
| Alt + D | Delete word right of cursor |
| Ctrl + D | Delete character under cursor or exit bash if line is empty. |