Red Hat Chapter 1
Ctrl+k
Clear from the cursor to the end of the command line
Esc+.
Copy the last argument of previous commands
Ctrl+r
Search the history list of commands for a pattern
Terminal
An interface that provides a display for output and a keyboard for input to a shell session
Ctrl+Left Arrow
Jump to the beginning of the previous word on the command line
Ctrl+e
Jump to the end of the command line
Command
The name of a program to run
Ctrl+u
Clear from the cursor to the beginning of the command line
history
Display the list of previous commands
Ctrl+a
Jump to the beginning of the command line
Ctrl+Right Arrow
Jump to the end of the next word of the command line
Virtual Console
One of the multiple logical consoles that can each support an independent login session
!string
Re-execute a recent command by matching the command name
!number
Re-execute a specific command in the history list
;
Separate commands on the same time
Tab
Shortcut used to complete commands, file names, and options
Physical Console
The hardware display and keyboard used to interact with a system
Shell
The interpreter that executes commands typed as strings
Option
The part of the command line that adjusts the behavior of a command
Argument
The part of the command line that specifies the target that the command should operate on
Prompt
The visual cue that indicates an interactive shell is waiting for the user to type a command