Ctl-A Moves cursor to beginning of line of text (on the command-line).
Ctl-B Backspace (nondestructive).
Ctl-C Break. Terminate a foreground job.
Ctl-D Log out from a shell (similar to exit).
Ctl-E Moves cursor to end of line of text (on the command-line).
Ctl-F Moves cursor forward one character position (on the command-line).
Ctl-G BEL. On some old-time teletype terminals, this would actually ring a bell.In an xterm it might beep.
Ctl-H Rubout (destructive backspace). Erases characters the cursor backs over while backspacing.
Ctl-I Horizontal tab.
Ctl-J Newline (line feed). In a script, may also be expressed in octal notation -- '\012' or in hexadecimal -- '\x0a'.
Ctl-K Vertical tab. When typing text on the console or in an xterm window, Ctl-K erases from the character under the cursor to end of line. Within a script, Ctl-K may behave differently, as in Lee Lee Maschmeyer's example, below
Ctl-L Formfeed (clear the terminal screen). In a terminal, this has the same effect as the clear command. When sent to a printer, a Ctl-L causes an advance to end of the paper sheet.
Ctl-N Erases a line of text recalled from history buffer [20] (on the command-line).
Ctl-O Issues a newline (on the command-line).
Ctl-P Recalls last command from history buffer (on the command-line).
Ctl-Q Resume (XON). This resumes stdin in a terminal.
Ctl-R Backwards search for text in history buffer (on the command-line).
Ctl-S Suspend (XOFF). This freezes stdin in a terminal. (Use Ctl-Q to restore input.)
Ctl-T Reverses the position of the character the cursor is on with the previous character (on the command-line).
Ctl-U Erase a line of input, from the cursor backward to beginning of line. In some settings, Ctl-U erases the entire line of input, regardless of cursor position.
Ctl-X In certain word processing programs, Cuts highlighted text and copies to clipboard.
Ctl-Y Pastes back text previously erased (with Ctl-U or Ctl-W).
Ctl-Z Pauses a foreground job.
Ctl-B Backspace (nondestructive).
Ctl-C Break. Terminate a foreground job.
Ctl-D Log out from a shell (similar to exit).
Ctl-E Moves cursor to end of line of text (on the command-line).
Ctl-F Moves cursor forward one character position (on the command-line).
Ctl-G BEL. On some old-time teletype terminals, this would actually ring a bell.In an xterm it might beep.
Ctl-H Rubout (destructive backspace). Erases characters the cursor backs over while backspacing.
Ctl-I Horizontal tab.
Ctl-J Newline (line feed). In a script, may also be expressed in octal notation -- '\012' or in hexadecimal -- '\x0a'.
Ctl-K Vertical tab. When typing text on the console or in an xterm window, Ctl-K erases from the character under the cursor to end of line. Within a script, Ctl-K may behave differently, as in Lee Lee Maschmeyer's example, below
Ctl-L Formfeed (clear the terminal screen). In a terminal, this has the same effect as the clear command. When sent to a printer, a Ctl-L causes an advance to end of the paper sheet.
Ctl-N Erases a line of text recalled from history buffer [20] (on the command-line).
Ctl-O Issues a newline (on the command-line).
Ctl-P Recalls last command from history buffer (on the command-line).
Ctl-Q Resume (XON). This resumes stdin in a terminal.
Ctl-R Backwards search for text in history buffer (on the command-line).
Ctl-S Suspend (XOFF). This freezes stdin in a terminal. (Use Ctl-Q to restore input.)
Ctl-T Reverses the position of the character the cursor is on with the previous character (on the command-line).
Ctl-U Erase a line of input, from the cursor backward to beginning of line. In some settings, Ctl-U erases the entire line of input, regardless of cursor position.
Ctl-X In certain word processing programs, Cuts highlighted text and copies to clipboard.
Ctl-Y Pastes back text previously erased (with Ctl-U or Ctl-W).
Ctl-Z Pauses a foreground job.
