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