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What's a handy terminal command you use often? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 months ago by cybercitizen4@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (5 children)

CTR + u will delete the whole command. I use that a lot so I don't have to backspace. It's saved me a ton of time

[–] call_me_xale@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 months ago

Related: Alt + ., to cycle through arguments used in previous commands

[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 5 points 2 months ago

I just use control C, is there a difference other than whether the line shows up or not?

[–] darvit@lemmy.darvit.nl 4 points 2 months ago

How about ctrl+c to cancel and clear the command you are typing? It's much easier because you only need 1 hand, and does not impact your shell's history.

[–] emergencybird@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

This is great for when you type in your root password incorrectly!

[–] anindefinitearticle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

And then ctrl+y to paste it back and recover that text.