cybercitizen4@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhat's a handy terminal command you use often?message-squaremessage-square277fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down16
arrow-up1223arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a handy terminal command you use often?cybercitizen4@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square277fedilink
minus-squareRagingRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 months 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-squareAnIndefiniteArticle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoAnd then ctrl+y to paste it back and recover that text.
minus-squarecall_me_xale@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 months agoRelated: Alt + ., to cycle through arguments used in previous commands
minus-squareemergencybird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThis is great for when you type in your root password incorrectly!
minus-squarepotentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fishlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoI just use control C, is there a difference other than whether the line shows up or not?
minus-squaredarvit@lemmy.darvit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months 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.
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
And then ctrl+y to paste it back and recover that text.
Related: Alt +
., to cycle through arguments used in previous commandsThis is great for when you type in your root password incorrectly!
I 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.