Using bash

Author: John M. Gabriele | back to index

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Just a few quick notes:

• Bash key combos are mostly the same as those in Emacs (Ctrl-a, Ctrl-e, etc.). Though note:

  • Ctrl-l to clear the screen
  • Ctrl-u to delete to beginning of line

• Shift-PgUp, Shift-PgDn -- scroll the console (or terminal window)
• Alt-Fn ("F-key", like F1, F2,..) -- switch virtual terminals from the console
• Ctrl-Alt-Fn -- switch to a virtual terminal from X11 (X usually runs on #7)
• Use history to see command history with identifying numbers, then !n to run that command by its history number n.
• Ctrl-r to do a reverse incremental search through the history (just like in Emacs). This one will, of course, spoil you rotten. :)