0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 2 years agoLinux terminal users be likesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1548arrow-down115
arrow-up1533arrow-down1imageLinux terminal users be likesh.itjust.works0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareatx_aquarian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoY’all know about ctrl-r to search history, right? I went for so many years without even thinking to look for something better than up-arrow, so I have to mention it.
minus-squarerambaroo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agohistory | grep <search term> Does the job well if the key combo doesn’t work.
minus-squareBoofStroke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoFollowed by !xxx where xxx is the number of the command to re-run
minus-squareCerineArkweaver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThis. I didn’t know about CTRL+R, but this has been my goto
minus-squareamanwithausername@vlemmy.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWait until they learn that you can ctrl+u when you mistyped your password in sudo instead of spamming backspace…
minus-squareamanwithausername@vlemmy.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 years agoDelete until start of line. So essentially equivalent to spamming backspace a bunch.
Y’all know about ctrl-r to search history, right? I went for so many years without even thinking to look for something better than up-arrow, so I have to mention it.
history | grep <search term>
Does the job well if the key combo doesn’t work.
Followed by !xxx where xxx is the number of the command to re-run
This. I didn’t know about CTRL+R, but this has been my goto
Wait until they learn that you can
ctrl+uwhen you mistyped your password insudoinstead of spamming backspace…What does that do?
Delete until start of line. So essentially equivalent to spamming backspace a bunch.