Bash Linux Command Line Keyboard Shortcuts. Reference:http://www.skorks.com/2009/09/bash-shortcuts-for-maximum-productivity/
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Ctrl + a
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go to the start of the command line
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Ctrl + e
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go to the end of the command line
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Ctrl + k
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delete from cursor to the end of the command line
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Ctrl + u
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delete from cursor to the start of the command line
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Ctrl + w
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delete from cursor to start of word (i.e. delete backwards one word)
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Ctrl + y
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paste word or text that was cut using one of the deletion shortcuts (such as the one above) after the cursor
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Ctrl + xx
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move between start of command line and current cursor position (and back again)
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Alt + b
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move backward one word (or go to start of word the cursor is currently on)
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Alt + f
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move forward one word (or go to end of word the cursor is currently on)
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Alt + d
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delete to end of word starting at cursor (whole word if cursor is at the beginning of word)
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Alt + c
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capitalize to end of word starting at cursor (whole word if cursor is at the beginning of word)
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Alt + u
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make uppercase from cursor to end of word
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Alt + l
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make lowercase from cursor to end of word
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Alt + t
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swap current word with previous
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Ctrl + f
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move forward one character
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Ctrl + b
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move backward one character
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Ctrl + d
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delete character under the cursor
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Ctrl + h
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delete character before the cursor
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Ctrl + t
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swap character under cursor with the previous one
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Ctrl + l
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clear the screen
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Ctrl + s
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stops the output to the screen (for long running verbose command)
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Ctrl + q
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allow output to the screen (if previously stopped using command above)
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Ctrl + c
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terminate the command
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Ctrl + z
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suspend/stop the command
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Ctrl + r
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search the history backwards
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Ctrl + g
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escape from history searching mode
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Ctrl + p
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previous command in history (i.e. walk back through the command history)
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Ctrl + n
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next command in history (i.e. walk forward through the command history)
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Alt + .
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use the last word of the previous command
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!!
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run last command
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!blah
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run the most recent command that starts with ‘blah’ (e.g. !ls)
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!blah:p
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print out the command that !blah would run (also adds it as the latest command in the command history)
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!$
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the last word of the previous command (same as Alt + .)
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!$:p
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print out the word that !$ would substitute
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!*
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the previous command except for the last word (e.g. if you type ‘find some_file.txt /‘, then !* would give you ‘find some_file.txt‘)
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!*:p
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print out what !* would substitute
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