Linux Bash Shell Terminal Shortcuts

In this article let’s see a few Linux Bash Shell Terminal Shortcuts which can come handy in everyday Linux usage. It is assumed that the default bash settings are not altered.

1) TAB

Auto completion of file or command

2) SHIFT + Page Up/Down

Go up/down the Terminal

3) !!

Repeat last command

4) CTRL D

Logout

5) CTRL L

Clear the Terminal

6) CTRL R

Reverse search history

7) CTRL A

Cursor to the start of Line

8) CTRL E

Cursor to the end of line

9) CTRL U

Delete left of the cursor

10) CTRL K

Delete right of the cursor

11) CTRL W

Delete word on the left

12) CTRL Y

Paste (after CTRL U, K or W)

13) CTRL Z

Suspends the current process and returns shell prompt (fg to resume in foreground or bg to resume in background)

14) CTRL H

Erases a character

15) CTRL C or [Delete]

Interrupt a command

16) CTRL S

Stop scrolling of Screen output and locks keyboard

17) CTRL Q

Resume scrolling of Screen output and unlocks keyboard

18) CTRL \

Kills running command but creates a core file containing the memory image of program

19) CTRL J

Alternative to Enter. Can come handy if enter button of your keyboard is not working properly :)

20) CTRL M

Same as CTRL J

21) Up arrow [↑]

Bash history search. (Newer to older command)

22) Down arrow [↓]

Bash history search. Applicable only after up arrow. (Older to newer command)

23) ALT CTRL T

Open the Terminal (Ubuntu)

24) CTRL SHIFT T

Open a new tab in Terminal (Ubuntu)