On bash command-line, how to delete all letters before cursor?
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On bash command-line, how to delete all letters before cursor? I know Ctrl-k deletes all afterward the cursor.
Bash Solutions
Solution 1 - Bash
Ctrl-u - Cut everything before the cursor
Other Bash shortcuts,
- Ctrl-a
Move cursor to beginning of line - Ctrl-e
Move cursor to end of line - Ctrl-b
Move cursor back one word - Ctrl-f
Move cursor forward one word - Ctrl-w
Cut the last word - Ctrl-k
Cut everything after the cursor - Ctrl-y
Paste the last thing to be cut - Ctrl-_
Undo
And discover more via man page for bash shell: man bash
Additional bash command-line shortcut cheat sheet: http://www.bigsmoke.us/readline/shortcuts
See the documentation here: http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Commands-For-Killing
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Solution 2 - Bash
In zsh, Alt+w clears all characters before the cursor.
In contrast to bash this does NOT cut them; it just deletes them.
This applies to zsh's Emacs mode (which is the default), NOT to Vi mode.
Solution 3 - Bash
The hotkey Ctrl+U should do this for you.
Solution 4 - Bash
Ctrl+x backspace clear all entry before cursor current position