Re: Beginners Linux Questions

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Robert Newson wrote:
> H-Man wrote:
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>> On 25 Jan 2006 14:51:37 -0800, bobrics wrote:
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>>> 3. In terminal, when I've typed in a line and would like to erase it
>>> completely, what is the shortcut for that? (similar to ESC in DOS)
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>> 3) CTRL-W erases the linne before the cursor, CTRL-C just kills the
>> command
>> and starts over at a new prompt.
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> CTRL-U (^U) erases the whole line regardless of where the cursor is.
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And, all of these are customizable.
The stty(1) command ("man 1 stty") permits you to change all of these to more
convenient values if you want, or even reset then back to their default values.



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Lew Pitcher
IT Specialist, Enterprise Data Systems,
Enterprise Technology Solutions, TD Bank Financial Group

(Opinions expressed are my own, not my employers')
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