As a developer, you will spend a lot of time in the terminal. So, it can be very useful to know a few shortcuts for how to maneuver around long commands:
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + A | Move the cursor at the beginning of the command you are currently typing on |
| Ctrl + E | Move the cursor at the end of the command you are currently typing on |
| Ctrl + K | Clears the line before the cursor position. If you are at the end of the line, delete the entire command |
| Ctrl + U | Clears the line before the cursor position. If you are at the beginning of the line, delete the entire command |
| Option+→ | Skip the cursor one word forward |
| Option+← | Skip the cursor one word backward |
| Ctrl + C | Some processes are long-running and will need to be manually interrupted. You can do this with Ctrl + C |
I hope these terminal shortcuts were helpful, and I challenge you to play with them.
Please, let me know if there are any really good ones I might have missed.
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