Text editing shortcuts for word-based deletion and line editing to speed up command input and error correction

Ctrl+U

Delete to beginning of line

Deletes all characters from the cursor to the beginning of the line.

💡 Hint: Undo line

🎯 Delete everything from cursor to line beginning for instant major command modifications

Ctrl+K

Delete to end of line

Deletes all characters from the cursor to the end of the line.

💡 Hint: Kill

🎯 Delete from cursor to line end to quickly rewrite command endings

Ctrl+W

Delete previous word

Deletes the word to the left of the cursor.

💡 Hint: Word delete

🎯 Smart word-by-word deletion for efficient typo and path corrections

Alt+D

Delete next word

Deletes the word to the right of the cursor.

💡 Hint: Alt + Delete

🎯 Delete words to the right of cursor for quick mid-command editing

Ctrl+Y

Paste deleted text

Pastes the most recently deleted text at the cursor position.

💡 Hint: Yank

🎯 Reuse deleted text to efficiently rearrange and restructure commands

Ctrl+T

Transpose characters

Swaps the character before the cursor with the character after.

💡 Hint: Transpose

🎯 Quickly fix typos to instantly resolve common character transposition mistakes

Alt+T

Transpose words

Swaps the word before the cursor with the word after.

💡 Hint: Alt + Transpose

🎯 Swap word order to efficiently adjust command structure

Ctrl+_

Undo

Undoes the last operation.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + _ (underscore)

🎯 Undo the last edit operation to quickly recover from mistaken changes

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