Command Line Editing

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Use the key sequences below to edit the current command line

ctrl–a ctrl–e	Move the cursor to the beginning of the line Move the cursor to the end of the line
ctrl–b ctrl–f	Move the cursor one character to the left Move the cursor one character to the right
esc–b esc–f	Move the cursor one word to the left (also left arrow) Move the cursor one word to the right (also right arrow)
ctrl–h ctrl-k esc-d ctrl-u	Delete the character to the left of the cursor Delete all characters from the cursor to the end of the line Delete the word to the right of the cursor Delete the entire line
ctrl-y	Inserts previously deleted text starting at the cursor
ctrl-t	Transpose the character under the cursor and the character to the left of the cursor
ctrl-l	Redraw the line
ctrl–n ctrl–p	Display next command from history (also up arrow) Display last command from history (also down arrow)