nix-config/help/tty.md

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Moving Around

  • Move to the previous terminal: Alt+Left
  • Move to the next terminal: Alt+Right
  • Switch to the Nth terminal: Ctrl+Alt+F<N>
  • Scroll up: Shift+PgUp
  • Scroll down: Shift+PgDn

Manipulating Text

  • Copy text: Ctrl+Shift+C
  • Paste text: Ctrl+Shift+V
  • Go to the beginning of the line: Ctrl+A
  • Go to the end of the line: Ctrl+E
  • Remove everything after the cursor: Ctrl+K

Piping

  • Take the output from a and use it as the input for b: a | b
  • Take the output from a and write it to the file b: a > b
  • Take the output from a and append it to the file b: a >> b

Wildcard

  • Use * anywhere as a wildcard to find all matches

Control Keys

  • Cancel the running command: Ctrl+C
  • Suspend the current process (resume with fg): Ctrl+Z