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Terminal & Shell

Terminal & Shell

1. Cursor Movement

  • Ctrl + a: Jump to the beginning of the line.
  • Ctrl + e: Jump to the end of the line.
  • Alt + f: Move forward one word.
  • Alt + b: Move backward one word.
  • Ctrl + xx: Toggle cursor between start and current position.

2. Editing & Deleting

  • Ctrl + w: Delete the word before the cursor.
  • Alt + d: Delete the word after the cursor.
  • Ctrl + u: Delete from cursor to beginning of line.
  • Ctrl + k: Delete from cursor to end of line.
  • Ctrl + y: Yank (paste) the last deleted text.
  • Ctrl + _: Undo your last edit.

3. Command History

  • Ctrl + r: Search command history (triggers Atuin if installed).
  • Alt + .: Insert the last argument of the previous command.
  • !!: Execute the entire last command again (e.g., sudo !!).
  • !$: Execute only the last argument of the previous command.

4. Screen Control

  • Ctrl + l: Clear the screen.
  • Ctrl + + / -: Zoom in or out (Ghostty native).
  • Ctrl + 0: Reset zoom level.