The following table describes the line-editing keys available using the CLI.
Line-Editing Keys
Key(s) | Description |
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Left arrow or [Ctrl] + B | Moves the cursor one character to the left. |
Right arrow or [Ctrl] + F | Moves the cursor one character to the right. |
[Ctrl] + H or Backspace | Deletes character to left of cursor and shifts remainder of line to left. |
[Delete] or [Ctrl] + D | Deletes character under cursor and shifts remainder of line to left. |
[Ctrl] + K | Deletes characters from under cursor to end of line. |
[Insert] | Toggles on and off. When toggled on, inserts text and shifts previous text to right. |
[Ctrl] + A | Moves cursor to first character in line. |
[Ctrl] + E | Moves cursor to last character in line. |
[Ctrl] + L | Clears screen and moves cursor to beginning of line. |
[Ctrl] + P or Up arrow | Displays previous command in command history buffer and places cursor at end of command. |
[Ctrl] + N or Down arrow | Displays next command in command history buffer and places cursor at end of command. |
[Ctrl] + U | Clears all characters typed from cursor to beginning of line. |
[Ctrl] + W | Deletes previous word. |
[Ctrl] + C | Interrupts the current CLI command execution. |