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As I was writing a script, I noticed that I pressed Shift-PageUp without even thinking about it. Then I realized that there are a lot of shortcuts we take for granted as Sysadmins. I thought it would be helpful to share some of them.
This is not a comprehensive list, but a few shortcuts I find myself using all the time.
| Bash Shell shortcuts | |
|---|---|
| Shift-PageUp / PageDown | See more of the screen |
| Ctrl-a, Ctrl-e | Move to beginning / end of line |
| up & down arrows | See bash history |
| !! / !$ | Execute the previous command / parameter |
| !n | Execute the nth command in history |
| Ctrl-D | Logout, or exit |
| Ctrl-u, Ctrl-h, Ctrl-b | Delete previous char, or entire line |
| Alt-F1 to Alt-F7 | Switch to another console |
| —see also: using-bash-history, and all bash posts | |
| X shortcuts | |
|---|---|
| Ctrl-Alt-Backspace | Force X to reset |
| Alt-tab | Switch to a different application |
| gnome-terminal: | |
| Ctrl-Shift-t | Open a new tab |
| Ctrl-PageUp / PageDown | Switch between terms |
| (Ctrl)-Alt-F1 to F7 | Switch to another console (Ctrl while in X) |
| Firefox shortcuts | |
|---|---|
| Ctrl-Click / Shift-Click | Open link in new tab / window |
| Ctrl-PageDown | Goto next tab |
| Ctrl-t | New tab |
| Alt-Home | Goto home page |
| Esc | Stop flash animations from playing |
| Shift-Delete | Delete a single entry from history |
| Ctrl-Shift-t | Re-open a Recently Closed tab |
There is a nice shortcut list at linuxhelp.blogspot.com, organized by key bindings http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/08/bash-shell-shortcuts.html
== Experimenting with HTML, CSS, and Textile
Bash Shell shortcuts- Shift-PageUp / PageDown See more of the screen
- Ctrl-a, Ctrl-e Move to beginning / end of line
- up & down arrows See bash history
- !! / !$ Execute the previous command / parameter
- !n Execute the nth command in history
- Ctrl-D Logout, or exit
- Ctrl-u, Ctrl-h, Ctrl-b Delete previous char, or entire line
- Alt-F1 to Alt-F7 Switch to another console
- —see also: using-bash-history, and all bash posts
X shortcuts
- Ctrl-Alt-Backspace Force X to reset
- Alt-tab Switch to a different application
- gnome-terminal:
- Ctrl-Shift-t Open a new tab
- Ctrl-PageUp / PageDown Switch between terms
- (Ctrl)-Alt-F1 to F7 Switch to another console (Ctrl while in X)
Firefox shortcuts
- Ctrl-Click Open link in new tab
- Ctrl-PageDown Goto next tab
- Ctrl-t New tab
- Alt-Home Goto home page
- Esc Stop flash animations from playing
- Ctrl-Shift-t Re-open a Recently Closed tab