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In bash, you can move to the beginning of the line with CTRL+A, and the end with CTRL+E. How can I move forward and backward by word?
Move by word in bash
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With emacs bindings:
Meta-B moves back a word and Meta-F moves forward a word.
Ctrl-B moved back a character and Ctrl-F moves forward a character.
So B vs F is backwards vs forward and Meta vs Ctrl is word vs character.
The exact mapping of Meta may vary between keyboards. Try holding down Alt while pressing the other key; if that doesn't work, press and release Esc and then press the other key.
R Samuel Klatchko
Posted 2010-05-27T20:41:54.800
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use alt+b for backward and alt+f for forward movement by a word.
neo730
Posted 2010-05-27T20:41:54.800
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Put in ~/.inputrc:
# Ctrl+Left/Right to move by whole words. "\e[1;5C": forward-word "\e[1;5D": backward-word # Same with Shift pressed. "\e[1;6C": forward-word "\e[1;6D": backward-word
gavenkoa
Posted 2010-05-27T20:41:54.800
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man bashand then read the docs in the READLINE section. – Kaleb Pederson – 2010-05-27T20:44:49.780Another handy reference for bash keyboard shortcuts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell)#Keyboard_shortcuts
– Amanda – 2012-10-26T14:02:17.160