cybercitizen4@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhat's a handy terminal command you use often?message-squaremessage-square261fedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down15
arrow-up1215arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a handy terminal command you use often?cybercitizen4@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square261fedilink
minus-squareRagingRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 months agoCTR + u will delete the whole command. I use that a lot so I don’t have to backspace. It’s saved me a ton of time
minus-squarecall_me_xale@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 months agoRelated: Alt + ., to cycle through arguments used in previous commands
minus-squarepotentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fishlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoI just use control C, is there a difference other than whether the line shows up or not?
minus-squareemergencybird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThis is great for when you type in your root password incorrectly!
minus-squareAnIndefiniteArticle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoAnd then ctrl+y to paste it back and recover that text.
CTR + u will delete the whole command. I use that a lot so I don’t have to backspace. It’s saved me a ton of time
Related: Alt +
., to cycle through arguments used in previous commandsI just use control C, is there a difference other than whether the line shows up or not?
This is great for when you type in your root password incorrectly!
And then ctrl+y to paste it back and recover that text.