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List of All Bash CTRL and ALT Key Shortcuts - Linux
List of All Bash CTRL and ALT Key Shortcuts - Linux
Bash, which is the default shell in Linux contains a whole lot of key bindings which makes it really easy to use. The most commonly used shortcuts are listed below:

Also Read: Bash External Variables | Bash Environment Variables | Bash Inbuilt Variables

CTRL Key Shortcuts
Ctrl + aJump to the start of the line
Ctrl + bMove back a char
Ctrl + cTerminate the command
Ctrl + dDelete from under the cursor
Ctrl + eJump to the end of the line
Ctrl + fMove forward a char
Ctrl + kDelete to EOL
Ctrl + lClear the screen
Ctrl + rSearch the history backwards
Ctrl + RSearch the history backwards with multi occurrence
Ctrl + uDelete backward from cursor
Ctrl + xxMove between EOL and current cursor position
Ctrl + x @Show possible hostname completions
Ctrl + zSuspend / Stop the command

ALT Key Shortcuts
Alt + <Move to the first line in the history
Alt + >Move to the last line in the history
Alt + ?Show current completion list
Alt + *Insert all possible completions
Alt + /Attempt to complete filename
Alt + .Yank last argument to previous command
Alt + bMove backward
Alt + cCapitalize the word
Alt + dDelete word
Alt + fMove forward
Alt + lMake word lowercase
Alt + nSearch the history forwards non-incremental
Alt + pSearch the history backwards non-incremental
Alt + rRecall command
Alt + tMove words around
Alt + uMake word uppercase
Alt + backspaceDelete backward from cursor
 

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