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Essential Shortcuts for Linux Terminal 2024 ๐Ÿ’ฅ

DevOps Descent on November 11, 2024

Master key ๐Ÿ”‘ Linux ๐Ÿ’ป shortcuts to streamline your workflow and boost command-line efficiency in 2024. From navigation to process management, these ...
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Gary Huber

I've been using Linux for 30 years, and I never knew of these shortcuts, although they appear to be same as in emacs. Thanks!

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Rando DevGuy

They are emacs keybindings. In bash, they are active when the environment variableEDITOR=emacs or FCEDIT=emacs, or set -o emacs has been run. There is also a set of vi compatible keybindings, used when set -o vi has been run.
See "man bash" then search for "Readline Key Bindings".

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DevOps Descent

Well, I hope these will make help you somewhere ๐Ÿง˜

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David J Eddy

Super helpful, earned my YT sub.

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DevOps Descent

Thanks ๐Ÿฅฐ

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DdivyaSharma

Thanks for this! Iโ€™ll try freezing the terminal before leaving my desk so no one can show their creativity on it ๐Ÿ˜†

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DevOps Descent

Hope it will be fun.๐Ÿ˜„

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luis ga murillo

Todos muy lindos pero ninguno para abrir la terminal?

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DevOps Descent

Los atajos son para quienes saben cรณmo usar Linux.๐Ÿ˜„

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Alfredo Bello

subscribed, thanks!

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DevOps Descent

Thanks for the support ๐Ÿค—