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My favorite tricks for navigating the Linux terminal faster

https://opensource.com/article/22/11/navigate-linux-terminal-faster

Shortcuts:

  • Instead of Left arrow, left, left, left, use CTRL+A to go to the start of the line or Alt+B to move back one word.
  • Instead of Right arrow, right, right, right, use CTRL+E to move to the end of the line, or Alt+F to move forward a word.

Don't use the backspace or delete keys

Use CTRL+U to erase everything from the current cursor position to the beginning of the line. Similarly, CTRL+K erases everything from the current cursor position to the end of the line.

Shortcuts:

  • Instead of Backspace, use CTRL+U.
  • Instead of Delete, use CTRL+K.

Execute multiple commands in a single line

Shortcuts:

  • Instead of:

    $ git add .
$ git commit -m "message"
$ git push origin main

    Use:

    $ git add .;git commit -m "message";git push origin main

  • Use the ; symbol to concatenate and execute any number of commands in a single line. To stop the sequence of commands when one fails, use && instead:

    $ git add . && git commit -m "message" && git push origin main

Alias frequently used commands

To create an alias, open your .bashrc file in your favorite editor and add an alias:

alias gpom= "git push origin main"

Try creating an alias for anything you run regularly.

Note: The .bashrc file is for users using the Bash shell. If your system runs a different shell, you probably need to adjust the configuration file you use and possibly the syntax of the alias command. You can check the name of the default shell in your system with the echo $SHELL command.

After creating the alias, reload your configuration:

$ . ~/.bashrc

And then try your new command:

$ gpom

Search and run a previous command without using the arrow keys

Shortcuts:

  • Instead of Up arrow, up, up, up, Enter, type history, and then look for the history-number of the command you want to run:

    $ !{history-number}

  • You can also perform this task a different way: Instead of: Up arrow, up, up, up, Enter, use CTRL+R and type the first few letters of the command you want to repeat.