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coaxial · 2018-01-07 14:55:33+00:00

ctrl-o doesn't seem to do anything for me.

ctrl-r, find a command, press ctrl-o -> inserts ^o in the command and exits of ctrl-r.

Running bash 4.4.12(1) on Linux.

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Hikikomori | karma 1327 | avg karma 1.74 · | 2018-12-04 10:19:20+00:00

Doesn't work on GNU bash, version 3.2.57(1)-release (x86_64-apple-darwin18)

ctrl+shift+r works though.

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huhtenberg | karma 19854 | avg karma 3.94 · | 2013-04-07 14:35:46

Ctrl-X + E doesn't appear to be doing anything in bash.

qznc | karma 8930 | avg karma 2.79 · | 2012-07-23 00:38:15

Ctrl-R in bash?

bryanlarsen | karma 33883 | avg karma 3.16 · | 2012-09-28 11:06:50

In bash, I press ctrl-r and then enter part of the command. additional ctrl-r's cycle.

yodelinghambone | karma 10 | avg karma 1.11 · | 2020-04-17 13:05:57+00:00

ctrl-r in bash.

devgutt | karma 304 | avg karma 1.11 · | 2012-08-01 23:58:30

Ctrl-W works in bash too.

yvdriess | karma 1325 | avg karma 2.71 · | 2015-06-21 11:30:44+00:00

Note that this enables you to use the bash 'forward search', CTRL+R's forgotten twin.

I use CTRL+R and CTRL+S often in emacs and was frustrated that CTRL+S would not work on a command line terminal. As the article mentions, CTRL+S is typically interpreted as XON. Turning that off will enable forward search.

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mikelyons | karma 272 | avg karma 0.54 · | 2019-10-10 03:48:12+00:00

ctrl-r works great if you have a standard command with a long file path you can't remember.

Just an anecdote though.

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JoshTriplett | karma 44606 | avg karma 4.76 · | 2023-08-21 07:37:14

Ctrl-O is incredibly useful. Go back to an earlier command, press Ctrl-O repeatedly, and you re-run a series of commands. That doesn't work if some of them were deleted as duplicates.

knorker | karma 3783 | avg karma 2.02 · | 2019-12-30 22:44:37+00:00

MacOS and every other Unix.Ctrl-N,Ctrl-P, Ctrl-I... these don't just work in emacs.

achal | karma 115 | avg karma 2.61 · | 2012-07-09 07:43:11+00:00

That doesn't seem to work, either. Besides, Command generally maps to Ctrl/Alt on most pieces of software.

kagevf | karma 210 | avg karma 0.88 · | 2023-03-12 17:02:18

I was able to use ctrl-j in bash (on ubuntu over ssh) and ctrl-j didn't trigger an execution.

I just did something simple like:

  cat ./test.txt && # hit ctrl-j here
  > less ./test.txt # the ">" was generated by bash automatically

So, it probably depends on what you're doing ...

corney91 | karma 256 | avg karma 2.46 · | 2021-11-24 09:50:12

Ctrl+D is great, but will still run a command if it's been typed out so I always Ctrl+C and then Ctrl+D.

aumerle | karma 578 | avg karma 2.99 · | 2017-01-07 17:40:48+00:00

Please report bugs your find on github, or I will lose track of them. There is no ctrl-ins, shift-ins, if you want those shortcuts you can add them in the config. What does ctrl-arrow do in bash? IIRC you have to map it to something it does not do anything by default. For kitty the codes to map are ^[OC and ^[OD

reitanqild | karma 6914 | avg karma 1.91 · | 2014-05-06 05:07:10

Or ctrl + a in some cases (unixy thing, works in linux terminals as well)

k3liutZu | karma 223 | avg karma 1.73 · | 2022-04-01 09:17:45

Alternatives would be:

- Cmd+? or Cmd+ (edit supposed to be a right arrow character here, but it seems HN comment strips it)

- Or the linux shortcuts Ctrl+A and Ctrl+E

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kps | karma 7825 | avg karma 2.95 · | 2015-09-25 14:37:52

Or, if you're not stuck on Linux, Control-O (or whatever you've set your terminal DISCARD character to).

noir_lord | karma 15474 | avg karma 3.02 · | 2022-06-01 11:31:55

ctrl-x e

> It's a small key sequence: ctrl-x e . What's this do? It takes the existing command that you currently have on your command line and opens it in your shell's editor

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krick | karma 4782 | avg karma 2.58 · | 2014-11-16 02:47:27+00:00

<CTRL>+X <CTRL>+E works in bash as well.