Readline shortcuts

GNU Readline is the library used to make advanced command-line wizardry convenient and conistent across a multitude of command-line applications. These programs include bash, bc, ftp, gnuplot, gpg, ksh, mysql, psql, python, smbclient, xmllint and zsh.

The cheatsheet at the right contains a summary of many of the useful line editing command shortcuts which are available in all applications that use libreadline.

See the documentation on the Readline website for even more shortcuts with more elaborate descriptions.

– rowan@bigsmoke.us