Mac Terminal Shortcuts

Ctrl + a  go to the start of the command line

Ctrl + e   go to the end of the command line

Ctrl + k   delete from cursor to the end of the command line

Ctrl + u   delete from cursor to the start of the command line

Ctrl + w   delete from cursor to start of word (i.e. delete backwards one word)

Ctrl + y   paste word or text that was cut using one of the deletion shortcuts (such as the one above) after the cursor

Ctrl + xx   move between start of command line and current cursor position (and back again)

Alt + b   move backward one word (or go to start of word the cursor is currently on)

Alt + f   move forward one word (or go to end of word the cursor is currently on)

Alt + d   delete to end of word starting at cursor (whole word if cursor is at the beginning of word)

Command Recall Shortcuts

Ctrl + r   search the history backwards

Ctrl + g   escape from history searching mode

Ctrl + p   previous command in history (i.e. walk back through the command history)

Ctrl + n   next command in history (i.e. walk forward through the command history)

Alt + .   use the last word of the previous command 

Command Control Shortcuts

Ctrl + l   clear the screen

Ctrl + s   stops the output to the screen (for long running verbose command)

Ctrl + q   allow output to the screen (if previously stopped using command above)

Ctrl + c   terminate the commandCtrl + z   suspend/stop the command 

Event designator

!!   run last command

!blah   run the most recent command that starts with ‘blah’ (e.g. !ls)

!blah:p   print out the command that !blah would run (also adds it as the latest command in the command history)

!$       the last word of the previous command (same as Alt + .)