cybercitizen4@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoWhat's a handy terminal command you use often?message-squaremessage-square221fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down12
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a handy terminal command you use often?cybercitizen4@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square221fedilink
minus-squareRagingRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoCTR + 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
minus-squarecall_me_xale@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoRelated: Alt + ., to cycle through arguments used in previous commands
minus-squarepotentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fishlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoI just use control C, is there a difference other than whether the line shows up or not?
minus-squaredarvit@lemmy.darvit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoHow 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.
minus-squareAnIndefiniteArticle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoAnd then ctrl+y to paste it back and recover that text.
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
Related: Alt +
., to cycle through arguments used in previous commandsI just use control C, is there a difference other than whether the line shows up or not?
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.
And then ctrl+y to paste it back and recover that text.