+## Linux Special Characters
+
> **Note** 💡
> This symbol "└─>" represents an alternative meaning of some characters.
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- [⬆ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴏᴩ](#special-characters-)
+[⬆ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴏᴩ](#linux-special-characters)
+
+---
-| Key | Function | -| :--: | :-- | -| Ctrl+B | Moves cursor backward one character position | -| Ctrl+F | Moves cursor forward one character position | -| Alt+F | Moves cursor one word forward in line | -| Alt+B | Moves cursor one word backwards in line | -| Ctrl+A | Moves cursor to beginning of text in line | -| Ctrl+E | Moves cursor to end of text in line | -| Ctrl+D | Erase character forward from cursor left to right | -| Ctrl+H | Erase character backward from cursor right to left | -| Alt+D | Erase the next word from cursor left to right | -| Ctrl+W | Erase backwards to first non-alphanumeric character or empty space | -| Ctrl+U | Erase a line of input from cursor right to left | -| Ctrl+K | Erase a line of input from cursor left to right | -| Ctrl+P | Fetch previous command from history list | -| Ctrl+N | Fetch next command from history list | -| Ctrl+/ | Undo changes in command-line | -| Alt+R | Reverts any changes to a previously executed command that's being edited | -| Alt+. | Fetch and paste the last word at end of a command from previous commands | -| Ctrl+T | Reverses the position of the character the cursor is on with the previous character | -| Alt+T | Reverses the position of the word the cursor is in with the previous word | -| Alt+U | Capitalizes every character from cursor left to right to the end of one word | -| Alt+L | UnCapitalizes every character from cursor left to right to the end of one word | -| Ctrl+R | Reverse search commands from history list | -| Ctrl+Y | Causes the process to be stopped| -| Ctrl+Z | Pauses a foreground job | -| Ctrl+C | Break/Terminate a foreground job | -| Ctrl+M | Clear the current line | -| Ctrl+O | Accept the current line for execution and fetch the next command | -| Ctrl+L | Clear screen contents (command-line needs to be empty) | -| Ctrl+S | Suspend | -| Ctrl+Q | Resume | -| Ctrl+D | Log out from a shell (similar to exit) | - Ctrl+X(twice)| The cursor jumps back and forth between the current position to the beginning of the line | +## Linux Keyboard Shortcuts -### Nano - -| Key | Function | +| **Key** | **Function** | | :--: | :-- | -| Ctrl+Y | Scrolls page down | -| Ctrl+V | Scrolls page up| -| Alt+\ | Go to beginning of file | -| Alt+/ | Go to end of file | -| Ctrl+H | Delete character before cursor | -| Ctrl+D | Erase character under cursor | -| Alt+Backspace | Erase word to the left | -| Ctrl+Del |Erase word to the right | -| Alt+Del | Erase current line | -| Alt+^ | Copy selected text | -| Ctrl+U | To paste the text from the cut buffer (similar to clipboard) into the selected line. | -| Ctrl+K | It cuts the entire selected line to the cut buffer. | -| Alt+A | To select text. You can combine this command with CTRL + K to cut a specific part of the text to the cut buffer. | -| Alt+U | Undo last action | -| Alt+E | Redo last undone action | -| Ctrl+Q | Start backward search. Press Ctrl+Q to search for the same phrase again | -| Ctrl+W | Start forward search. Press ALT+W to search for the same phrase again | -| Ctrl+\ | Replaces string or a regular expression | -| Alt+3 | Comment/uncomment line/region | -| Ctrl+R | Opens a file and inserts it at the current cursor position | -| Ctrl+O | Write changes to a file ("Save as") | -| Ctrl+S | Save current file | -| Ctrl+X | To exit Nano text editor. It prompts a save request if you made any changes to the file | -| Ctrl+G | A Help window will pop out and show you all the available commands | +| **Cursor Movement** | +| Ctrl+B | Move cursor backward one character position | +| Ctrl+F | Move cursor forward one character position | +| Alt+F | Move cursor one word forward in line | +| Alt+B | Move cursor one word backward in line | +| Ctrl+A | Move cursor to beginning of text in line | +| Ctrl+E | Move cursor to end of text in line | +| **Text Editing** | +| Ctrl+D | Erase character forward from cursor left to right | +| Ctrl+H | Erase character backward from cursor right to left | +| Alt+D | Erase the next word from cursor left to right | +| Ctrl+W | Erase backwards to first non-alphanumeric character or empty space | +| Ctrl+U | Erase a line of input from cursor right to left | +| Ctrl+K | Erase a line of input from cursor left to right | +| Alt+R | Revert any changes to a previously executed command that's being edited | +| Alt+. | Fetch and paste the last word at end of a command from previous commands | +| Ctrl+T | Reverse the position of the character the cursor is on with the previous character | +| Alt+T | Reverse the position of the word the cursor is in with the previous word | +| Alt+U | Capitalize every character from cursor left to right to the end of one word | +| Alt+L | Uncapitalize every character from cursor left to right to the end of one word | +| Ctrl+Y | Paste (yank) text cut by Ctrl+U, Ctrl+K, or Ctrl+W | +| Ctrl+_ | Undo last change | +| **Command History** | +| Ctrl+P | Fetch previous command from history list | +| Ctrl+N | Fetch next command from history list | +| Ctrl+R | Reverse search commands from history list | +| **Process Control** | +| Ctrl+C | Break/Terminate a foreground job | +| Ctrl+Z | Suspend a foreground job | +| Ctrl+S | Suspend output to screen | +| Ctrl+Q | Resume output to screen | +| **Terminal Control** | +| Ctrl+L | Clear screen contents (command-line needs to be empty) | +| Ctrl+D | Log out from a shell (similar to exit) or send EOF | +| Ctrl+O | Accept the current line for execution and fetch the next command | +| Ctrl+X (twice) | Toggle cursor between current position and beginning of the line | +| **Text Editing (Terminal)** | +| Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy | +| Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste | +| Shift+Insert | Paste (alternative) | + +Some of these shortcuts may vary depending on your terminal and system. + +## Nano (text editor) + +| **Key** | **Function** | +| :--: | :-- | +| **Movement** | | +| `Ctrl+Y` | Scroll page **up** | +| `Ctrl+V` | Scroll page **down** | +| `Alt+\` | Go to the beginning of the file | +| `Alt+/` | Go to the end of the file | +| **Editing** | | +| `Ctrl+H` | Delete the character before the cursor | +| `Ctrl+D` | Delete the character under the cursor | +| `Alt+Backspace`| Delete the word to the left | +| `Ctrl+Del` | Delete the word to the right | +| `Alt+Del` | Delete the current line | +| `Alt+^` | Copy selected text to the cut buffer | +| `Ctrl+K` | Cut selected text to the cut buffer | +| `Ctrl+U` | Paste text from the cut buffer (clipboard) | +| `Alt+A` | Start text selection (can be used with Ctrl+K to cut specific text) | +| `Ctrl+J` | Justify (wrap) the current paragraph | +| **Undo and Redo** | | +| `Alt+U` | Undo the last action | +| `Alt+E` | Redo the last undone action | +| **Search and Replace** | | +| `Ctrl+Q` | Start backward search (press again to repeat) | +| `Ctrl+W` | Start forward search (press Alt+W to search for the same term again) | +| `Ctrl+\` | Replace a string or regular expression | +| **File Operations** | | +| `Ctrl+R` | Insert a file at the current cursor position | +| `Ctrl+O` | Write changes to the file ("Save as") | +| `Ctrl+S` | Save the current file | +| `Ctrl+X` | Exit Nano (prompts to save changes if needed) | +| **Miscellaneous** | | +| `Alt+3` | Comment/uncomment the line/region | +| `Ctrl+G` | Show help for all available commands | +| `Ctrl+T` | Open the spell checker | + +## Vim (text editor) + +| **Key** | **Function** | +| :--: | :-- | +| **Movement** | | +| `h` | Move left | +| `j` | Move down | +| `k` | Move up | +| `l` | Move right | +| `w` | Move forward to the beginning of the next word | +| `b` | Move backward to the beginning of the previous word | +| `e` | Move to the end of the current word | +| `0` (zero) | Move to the beginning of the line | +| `$` | Move to the end of the line | +| `gg` | Go to the first line of the document | +| `G` | Go to the last line of the document | +| `:{number}` | Go to a specific line number | +| `Ctrl+f` | Page down | +| `Ctrl+b` | Page up | +| `%` | Move to matching parenthesis or bracket | +| `^` | Move to the first non-blank character of the line | +| `H` | Move to the top of the screen | +| `M` | Move to the middle of the screen | +| `L` | Move to the bottom of the screen | +| `*` | Search forward for the word under the cursor | +| `#` | Search backward for the word under the cursor | +| **Editing** | | +| `i` | Insert before the cursor | +| `I` | Insert at the beginning of the line | +| `a` | Append after the cursor | +| `A` | Append at the end of the line | +| `o` | Open a new line below the current line | +| `O` | Open a new line above the current line | +| `r` | Replace a single character | +| `R` | Enter replace mode | +| `x` | Delete the character under the cursor | +| `X` | Delete the character before the cursor | +| `dd` | Delete the current line | +| `D` | Delete from the cursor to the end of the line | +| `yy` | Yank (copy) the current line | +| `p` | Paste after the cursor | +| `P` | Paste before the cursor | +| `u` | Undo the last action | +| `Ctrl+r` | Redo the last undone action | +| **Visual Mode** | | +| `v` | Enter visual mode (character selection) | +| `V` | Enter visual line mode | +| `Ctrl+v` | Enter visual block mode | +| **Text Objects** | | +| `ciw` | Change the inner word | +| `diw` | Delete the inner word | +| `yaw` | Yank (copy) the entire word | +| `ci"` | Change text inside double quotes | +| `di(` | Delete text inside parentheses | +| **Search and Replace** | | +| `/pattern` | Search forward for 'pattern' | +| `?pattern` | Search backward for 'pattern' | +| `n` | Repeat the search in the same direction | +| `N` | Repeat the search in the opposite direction | +| `:%s/old/new/g` | Replace all occurrences of 'old' with 'new' in the file | +| `:%s/old/new/gc` | Replace all occurrences of 'old' with 'new' with confirmation | +| **File Operations** | | +| `:w` | Write (save) the file | +| `:w filename` | Write to a specific filename | +| `:q` | Quit Vim | +| `:q!` | Quit without saving changes | +| `:wq` | Write and quit | +| `:x` | Write and quit (same as `wq`) | +| **Multiple Files** | | +| `:e filename` | Edit a file in a new buffer | +| `:bnext` or `:bn` | Go to the next buffer | +| `:bprev` or `:bp` | Go to the previous buffer | +| `:bd` | Delete a buffer (close the file) | +| `:sp filename` | Open a file in a new buffer and split the window horizontally | +| `:vsp filename` | Open a file in a new buffer and split the window vertically | +| `Ctrl+ws` | Split the window horizontally | +| `Ctrl+wv` | Split the window vertically | +| `Ctrl+ww` | Switch between windows | +| `Ctrl+wq` | Quit the current window | +| **Macros** | | +| `qa` | Record macro in register 'a' | +| `q` | Stop recording macro | +| `@a` | Run macro from register 'a' | +| `@@` | Rerun the last executed macro | +| **Marking and Jumping** | | +| `m{a-z}` | Set a mark with a letter (a-z) in the current position | +| `'a` | Jump to the line with mark 'a' | +| `` `a `` | Jump to the exact position with mark 'a' | +| `:marks` | List all the marks | +| `Ctrl+o` | Jump to the previous location | +| `Ctrl+i` | Jump to the next location | +| **Tabs** | | +| `:tabnew` | Open a new tab | +| `gt` or `:tabnext` | Go to the next tab | +| `gT` or `:tabprev` | Go to the previous tab | +| `:tabclose` | Close the current tab | +| `:tabs` | List all open tabs | +| **Miscellaneous** | | +| `.` | Repeat the last command | +| `ZZ` | Write the current file (if modified) and quit | +| `ZQ` | Quit without checking for changes | +| `Ctrl+g` | Show the file name and status | +| `g Ctrl+g` | Show the cursor position (line, column, and character) | + +[⬆ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴏᴩ](#linux-keyboard-shortcuts)
