Comments on: Mastering The Linux Shell – Bash Shortcuts Explained (Now With Cheat Sheets) http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/ where things have nothing to do with beer - tutorials, tips, how-tos, thoughts, hacks, and other techy nonsense Sat, 19 May 2012 21:39:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Artem Russakovskiihttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-52451 Artem Russakovskii Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:29:34 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-52451 Updated all the cheat sheets to v1.3 with this included. Updated all the cheat sheets to v1.3 with this included.

]]> By: Artem Russakovskiihttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-52450 Artem Russakovskii Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:04:15 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-52450 That is ridiculously awesome. Thanks for the tip! That is ridiculously awesome. Thanks for the tip!

]]> By: whallhttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-52449 whall Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:41:40 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-52449 This is a great list. Since you seem to have a line free, you might want to add CTRL-O right after CTRL-R. CTRL-O, once I learned it, became very useful when using RCS and other commands that go in pairs. Let's say you do your ci/co process: # rcs -i myfile.pl # ci -u myfile.pl # co -l myfile.pl Now the file is checked out and locked by you. You do lots of vim, perl -wc and all sorts of testing. Then you're ready to repeat the ci/co process. So you do your trusty CTRL-R, type "ci" and CTRL-R if needed to find the "ci -u myfile.pl" piece. Now, instead of pressing [Enter], you press CTRL-O. This presses [enter] for you, but automatically tees up the "co -l myfile.pl" line as your next line, waiting you to press [Enter]. CTRL-O takes whatever line was after the line you selected with CTRL-R and makes it your next command. Hope this helps! This is a great list. Since you seem to have a line free, you might want to add CTRL-O right after CTRL-R. CTRL-O, once I learned it, became very useful when using RCS and other commands that go in pairs.

Let's say you do your ci/co process:

# rcs -i myfile.pl
# ci -u myfile.pl
# co -l myfile.pl

Now the file is checked out and locked by you. You do lots of vim, perl -wc and all sorts of testing. Then you're ready to repeat the ci/co process.

So you do your trusty CTRL-R, type
"ci" and CTRL-R if needed to find the "ci -u myfile.pl" piece.

Now, instead of pressing [Enter], you press CTRL-O. This presses [enter] for you, but automatically tees up the "co -l myfile.pl" line as your next line, waiting you to press [Enter].

CTRL-O takes whatever line was after the line you selected with CTRL-R and makes it your next command.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Artem Russakovskiihttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-51896 Artem Russakovskii Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:34:02 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-51896 Alright, it should be fixed - there is apparently an incompatibility between WP-Minify and Download Counter (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-downloadcounter). I'll get in touch with the author of WP-Minify. Alright, it should be fixed – there is apparently an incompatibility between WP-Minify and Download Counter (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-downloadcounter). I'll get in touch with the author of WP-Minify.

]]> By: Artem Russakovskiihttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-51895 Artem Russakovskii Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:15:11 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-51895 Hrm, you seem to be right. I'll take a look, wonder what happened to them. Hrm, you seem to be right. I'll take a look, wonder what happened to them.

]]> By: Jeff Shttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-51894 Jeff S Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:08:27 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-51894 I download the files but they seem to be broken. The pdf doesn't work. The other two have woes as well. Is there an issue and can it be fixed?? I download the files but they seem to be broken. The pdf doesn't work. The other two have woes as well. Is there an issue and can it be fixed??

]]> By: Brishttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-35837 Bris Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:31:15 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-35837 Can i execute a shell script when i enter a particular pattern in my bash shell like an IP address? Can i execute a shell script when i enter a particular pattern in my bash shell like an IP address?

]]> By: Artem Russakovskiihttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-34658 Artem Russakovskii Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:16:49 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-34658 Then god help you, Thaya. Then god help you, Thaya.

]]> By: Thaya Kareesonhttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-34657 Thaya Kareeson Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:11:48 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-34657 What if you were on a Mac?? :) What if you were on a Mac?? :)

]]> By: Joe Poniatowskihttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-31126 Joe Poniatowski Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:30:57 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-31126 I like to use vi as the command-line editor, eg; 'set -o vi'. Once set, you can search through the command history with esc-K, and use vi command to edit the line (replace words, characters, etc.) It's generally easier than back-spacing and re-typing (for those familiar with vi). I like to use vi as the command-line editor, eg; 'set -o vi'. Once set, you can search through the command history with esc-K, and use vi command to edit the line (replace words, characters, etc.) It's generally easier than back-spacing and re-typing (for those familiar with vi).

]]> By: Scotthttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-27309 Scott Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:03:11 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-27309 Thanks a lot of the tips. Thanks a lot of the tips.

]]> By: teknolojihttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-25545 teknoloji Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:31:02 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-25545 Thanks for sharing Thanks for sharing

]]> By: Spyroshttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-25359 Spyros Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:46:03 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-25359 Really a great reference, i tend to use ctrl+a and ctrl+U quite a lot and TAB of course. They make life easier. Linux is really about shortcuts anyway. Really a great reference, i tend to use ctrl+a and ctrl+U quite a lot and TAB of course. They make life easier. Linux is really about shortcuts anyway.

]]> By: Unix Shells | Udshellshttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-20954 Unix Shells | Udshells Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:48:37 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-20954 These are soem very usefull tips, well laid out and easy to understand thanks for the post! These are soem very usefull tips, well laid out and easy to understand thanks for the post!

]]> By: Artem Russakovskiihttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-20158 Artem Russakovskii Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:56:23 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-20158 @Isaac Thanks for the clarification on readline! @Isaac
Thanks for the clarification on readline!

]]> By: Isaac Z. Schlueterhttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-20088 Isaac Z. Schlueter Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:32:03 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-20088 These aren't "bash" shortcuts, per se. They're readline shortcuts. Any program that uses readline to manage input will support them. That's why they work in MySQL, as well as many other programs. In fact, if you have the rlwrap program installed, you can wrap ANY program in a readline instance! Try installing it, and then typing: $ rlwrap cat The readline utility can also be highly customized by using the ~/.inputrc file. I recommend checking it out: $ man readline For a list of handy bash shortcuts, check out http://commandlinefu.com These aren't "bash" shortcuts, per se. They're readline shortcuts. Any program that uses readline to manage input will support them. That's why they work in MySQL, as well as many other programs. In fact, if you have the rlwrap program installed, you can wrap ANY program in a readline instance! Try installing it, and then typing:

$ rlwrap cat

The readline utility can also be highly customized by using the ~/.inputrc file. I recommend checking it out:

$ man readline

For a list of handy bash shortcuts, check out http://commandlinefu.com

]]> By: Artem Russakovskiihttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-15709 Artem Russakovskii Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:55:05 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-15709 @Ozh do the included PDF and Word formats not work for you? :-/ @Ozh
do the included PDF and Word formats not work for you? :-/

]]> By: Ozhhttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-15706 Ozh Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:53:03 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-15706 Cool list, but to be a real cheat sheet it needs to be a printable A4 pdf :) Cool list, but to be a real cheat sheet it needs to be a printable A4 pdf :)

]]> By: Erniehttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-11533 Ernie Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:37:08 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-11533 This will come in handy for a lot of linux users I am going to try to learn more about this myself I have used linux for 8 years but have not yet played with scripting much. I found a site from searching the <a HREF="http://www.linusearch.com" rel="nofollow">Linux Search Engine</A> that has some basic info in it that may come in handy for some who are getting acquainted with this. Hope this is helpful to someone. <a HREF="http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/print/5257/" rel="nofollow">bash shell info</A> This will come in handy for a lot of linux users I am going to try to learn more about this myself I have used linux for 8 years but have not yet played with scripting much. I found a site from searching the Linux Search Engine that has some basic info in it that may come in handy for some who are getting acquainted with this. Hope this is helpful to someone. bash shell info

]]> By: Artem Russakovskiihttp://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/mastering-the-linux-shell-bash-shortcuts-explained/#comment-11183 Artem Russakovskii Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:30:25 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2008/12/22/getting-around-bash-bash-shortcuts/#comment-11183 Version 1.2: - added Alt-U/L/C: Uppercase/lowercase/capitalize from cursor to end of word and move cursor past end of word. - added Alt-R: Revert all changes to current line. Very useful if you accidentally modify a command in history. - added Ctrl-_: Undo the last command. Don’t forget – it’s Ctrl-Shift-MINUS, not Ctrl-MINUS. - various changes to formatting and wording. Version 1.2:
- added Alt-U/L/C: Uppercase/lowercase/capitalize from cursor to end of word and move cursor past end of word.
- added Alt-R: Revert all changes to current line. Very useful if you accidentally modify a command in history.
- added Ctrl-_: Undo the last command. Don’t forget – it’s Ctrl-Shift-MINUS, not Ctrl-MINUS.
- various changes to formatting and wording.

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